Accompanied by a delegation of British business people and finance officials, Rachel Reeves met with Chinese heads of state and government, including Vice Premier He Lifeng and Vice President Han Zheng, over the weekend for the 11th China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue. The British Finance Minister emphasized the need for a „stable, pragmatic“ relationship between the UK and China. After the talks in Beijing ended, she announced that China and the UK had reached agreements „worth 600 million pounds (715 million euros) over the next five years,“ without giving details of the agreements.