Britain's Treasury chief has kicked off a China visit aimed at boosting economic and financial cooperation between the countries, as the U.K.'s Labour government seeks to reset strained ties with Beijing.

Britain has “no choice” but to engage with China if the government is to meet its mission of growing the economy, Reeves wrote in an op-ed for the Times at the weekend. “Reeves: UK needs China” was the headline on the newspaper’s front-page report.

Former UK Minister of State for Security Tom Tugendhat was expected to arrive in Taiwan Saturday, according to media reports. News of the visit came as he slammed Britain’s top finance official for visiting China in a weekend essay published by the Times of London Friday.

China and Britain restarted economic and financial talks over the weekend after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain’s Treasury chief to Beijing, as the U.K.’s Labour government

Reeves is the most senior British government official to visit China since then-British prime minister Theresa May held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) seven years ago.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP ... a delegation of British business executives and finance officials, Chancellor Rachel Reeves met with Chinese leaders, including Vice Premier He Lifeng and Vice President ...

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Rachel Reeves delivers her statement in the House of Commons after facing fury over market meltdown, during her visit to Beijing, meeting with communist leaders in a bid to wood them to do business in Britain.

Astrid Nordin, Chair of Chinese International Relations at King's College London, believes British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves' visit to Beijing was a necessary step for the United Kingdom.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves left behind turmoil in financial markets to travel to Beijing in pursuit of growth drivers for the British economy, sparking a media backlash at home and dismaying critics of China’s Communist Party. The results were underwhelming.

China and Britain restarted economic and financial talks on Saturday after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain's Treasury chief to Beijing, as the U.K.'s Labour government seeks to reset strained ties with the world's second-largest economy.