British MPs to Visit China for First Time in Seven Years, Sources Say

By Laurie Chen BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) – A cross-party delegation ?of ?British lawmakers will visit China this ?month for the first time since 2019, two sources familiar with ?the preparations said, in a sign of warming ties since a visit in January by Prime Minister ?Keir Starmer. The five-day trip by 12 ?Labour and Conservative MPs in mid-May is organised by the Great Britain-China Centre, an NGO ?funded by ?the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to promote ties with China. Reuters could ?not determine the full list of participating MPs or details of their itinerary. The sources spoke on…