Yvette Cooper Visits China and India From June 2 for Global Crisis Talks
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Updated · Reuters · May 31
Yvette Cooper Visits China and India From June 2 for Global Crisis Talks
9 articles · Updated · Reuters · May 31
June 2 talks in Beijing will put Yvette Cooper with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice President Han Zheng before she heads to India on June 4.
The trip is framed around global flashpoints including the Strait of Hormuz, the Russia-Ukraine war and the recent Ebola outbreak, as oil prices rise after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
A June 3 stop in Shenzhen adds a science-and-technology program, while Cooper's India visit includes External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and participants in the UK-India Vision 2035 initiative.
The diplomacy extends Keir Starmer's push to reset ties with China after his January visit, while UK-India trade ties still face friction over London's new steel import curbs.
The UK calls China a threat yet seeks deeper trade. Is its Indo-Pacific strategy a coherent plan or a high-stakes gamble?
With Bangladesh aligning with China, can Britain's diplomatic push offer India real security or just symbolic support?