Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves kicked off a two-day China visit Saturday, a landmark exchange highlighting the Labour government’s efforts to stay focused on long-term plans to get the British economy growing again even as fiscal concerns mount back home.

The chancellor has been criticised for making the trip while the government is under pressure from rising borrowing costs.

Chancellor defends decision to travel to Beijing where she is seeking to revive relations that have been frozen since 2019