The UK approach to China needs "more diplomacy, not less", the Foreign Secretary has said on his first official visit to the country.David Lammy said the Government would bring "consistency" to relations with China, adding there had not been "sufficient contact" between London and Beijing under his predecessors, particularly on human rights issues.His comments follow meetings with Chinese deputy premier Ding Xuexiang and foreign minister Wang Yi, during which they discussed areas of co-operation

The UK approach to China needs "more diplomacy, not less", the Foreign Secretary has said on his first official visit to the country.David Lammy said the Government would bring "consistency" to relations with China, adding there had not been "sufficient contact" between London and Beijing under his predecessors, particularly on human rights issues.His comments follow meetings with Chinese deputy premier Ding Xuexiang and foreign minister Wang Yi, during which they discussed areas of co-operation, the UK's concerns about the treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang, the detention of British national Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong, and Chinese military exercises near Taiwan.