Reeves: Cutting ties with China would be ‘foolish’

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will travel to Washington, DC next week (Danny Lawson/PA) The Chancellor has said it would be “foolish” to stop engaging with China. Rachel Reeves is due to hold talks with the US next week amid efforts to strike a trade deal, which the UK hopes can help soften the brunt of Donald Trump’s tariffs..