The Treasury said a stable relationship with China would support economic growth - but critics said the chancellor should have stayed at home to address the market turmoil.
She went on: “Choosing not to engage with China is therefore no choice at all. The UK must engage confidently with China in areas of trade that benefit the UK’s national interest and be equally ...
British finance minister Rachel Reeves will begin a visit to China on Saturday, seeking to revive dialogue with the world's number two economy in the shadow of financial tumult back home.