China’s Jingye Steel has formally triggered international investment treaty proceedings against the UK government, demanding "timely, adequate, and effective compensation" following London's moves to strip the Chinese firm's ownership and fully nationalize British Steel.

Last month, the UK's Minister for Energy announced a ban preventing Chinese turbine suppliers from participating in offshore wind projects, further fueling tensions with Beijing.

The UK House of Commons Business and Trade Committee has published a report on economic security, with a recent update including a UK Government response to the Committee's earlier recommendations. Economic coercion and Chinese government subsidies are two key areas that were covered.

Following his trip to China, which produced a package of economic and political agreements designed to expand UK market access, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer returned home and presented the results to Parliament.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's visit to China last week produced a package of economic and political agreements designed to expand UK market access in China, with a primary focus on the services sector.

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) hailed China–U.K. economic ties as "healthy and stable" ahead of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s official visit to China, scheduled for January 28–31. The trip marks the first visit by a British Prime Minister to Beijing in eight

Officials from the UK and China met to talk about trade issues for the first time in years, although a full-fledged free trade agreement is not expected to come out of the discussions.