Question follow-through · 19957
China: Visits Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether, during his meeting with the Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China at the ASEAN Summit on 23 July, he discussed plans for a future visit to Beijing.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether, during his meeting with the Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China at the ASEAN Summit on 23 July, he discussed plans for a future visit to Beijing.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
During his meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the Foreign Secretary stressed the importance of long-term cooperation on global issues, including de-escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and pushing Russia to end their invasion of Ukraine. He als...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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