UK Establishes Limited Scientific Partnership With China

The UK and China have signed a new bilateral agreement on scientific collaboration, focusing on health, climate, planetary sciences, and agriculture while excluding sensitive technologies. This revised partnership, established by Lord Patrick Vallance and Chen Jiachang in Beijing, marks a shift from the 2017 agreement that included areas like satellites and robotics. No new funding for joint research was announced, with Vallance emphasizing a deliberate choice of less security-risk areas.

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