PM: £5.6bn deals agreed during China trip
David Cameron has claimed £5.6 billion in business deals have been agreed between the UK and China during his three-day trip to the country.
UK 'not a big power in the eyes of China'
Chinese newspaper The Global Times has dismissed Prime Minister David Cameron's "ice-breaking" visit and the strategic importance of the UK in a scathing editorial.
The pro-government paper criticised Cameron's meeting with the Dalai Lama last year, as well as his "stance on certain issues". It said:
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Newspaper's UK criticism is stinging as PM courts China
The Global Times newspaper's criticism of the UK is stinging given that David Cameron has spent two days courting China's leaders.
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David Cameron desperate to rebuild China relations
David Cameron's visit to China has not been easy to arrange with the pressure for the trip coming from the British.
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PM travels to China in a bid to boost trade relations
David Cameron hopes to mend relations with China as he brings a large trade delegation with him.