James Cleverly has said that failing to engage with China would be a "sign of weakness" in a speech setting out the Government's position on Beijing.The Foreign Secretary said the UK must engage directly with the country in order to promote stability in a keynote address to the Lord Mayor's Easter Banquet in London on Tuesday.

James Cleverly has said that failing to engage with China would be a "sign of weakness" in a speech setting out the Government's position on Beijing.The Foreign Secretary said the UK must engage directly with the country in order to promote stability in a keynote address to the Lord Mayor's Easter Banquet in London on Tuesday.