June 1 — MOFCOM deputy minister and deputy chief trade negotiator Ling Ji met UK–China Trade Association chair Wu Sitian and representatives of UK-invested firms in China. Ling said 2026 marks the start of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan and signaled policy focus on developing new productive forces and expanding institutional opening, saying China–UK economic and trade cooperation faces an important opportunity window and urging UK firms to leverage service-sector innovation to add momentum. Wu said

June 1 — MOFCOM deputy minister and deputy chief trade negotiator Ling Ji met UK–China Trade Association chair Wu Sitian and representatives of UK-invested firms in China. Ling said 2026 marks the start of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan and signaled policy focus on developing new productive forces and expanding institutional opening, saying China–UK economic and trade cooperation faces an important opportunity window and urging UK firms to leverage service-sector innovation to add momentum. Wu said the association will continue to support business engagement and deepen cooperation in modern services, green and low-carbon sectors, and biopharmaceuticals.