British Prime Minister David Cameron is in China with a group of cabinet ministers and 43 business leaders to push for stronger trade ties with Beijing ahead of this week’s G20 summit in Seoul, the Financial Times reported. Early in his term, Cameron had given responsibility for China relations to his deputy, Nick Clegg, in what was seen as a snub by Beijing, but he has now reclaimed the role for himself. Cameron will be attempting to boost British exports to China, which amounted to just US$12.46 billion last year – an early agreement will ensure that only whisky made in Scotland can be sold in China as Scotch whisky. However, the scale of trade agreements is expected to be relatively small: Last week, Paris and Beijing announced contracts and agreements worth US$20 billion during President Hu Jintao’s state visit to France.
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