
Starmer to Sign Border Security Deal With Beijing to Target Small Boat Crossings
The UK aims to work with China to track smuggling routes, share intelligence, and stop maritime equipment from reaching criminal gangs.

The UK aims to work with China to track smuggling routes, share intelligence, and stop maritime equipment from reaching criminal gangs.

The planned 20,000-square-metre Chinese embassy in the British capital looks set to become the biggest diplomatic compound in Europe.

China calls the Brussels plan to restrict high-risk foreign telecom suppliers “naked protectionism”.

Experts see naval encirclement as China’s aggressive response to the recent Washington-Taipei arms deal.

Beijing visit sees the French president tell his Chinese counterpart that France and China must overcome their “differences.”

Beijing and Washington are escalating their trade conflict with new tariffs and export controls.

Beijing says it does not seek a tariff war but warned it would take countermeasures if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports.

The rejection of the draft law was the first veto since the legislature was restructured in 2021 to allow only pro-Beijing candidates.

Foreign minister Szijjártó said Budapest welcomes strengthening relations between Beijing and Washington.

Beijing rejects efforts to “drag it into the matter.”