China says UK Foreign Secretary Lammy to visit this week

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China this week marking the first by a senior UK official since the election of Prime Minister Keir Starmer in July, Beijing and Downing Street said on Thursday.

Beijing's foreign ministry said that Lammy will pay an official visit to China from October 18th to 19th. The two sides would "have in-depth exchanges on implementing the consensus reached by their leaders" during an August phone call, official said.