According to the policy outcomes released by China's Ministry of Finance on Monday, both sides welcome the "unrivaled" China-UK long-term capital markets partnership, reaffirming their support for the China-UK Stock Connect and their commitment to working together to further enhance it.

Shein's success lies in volume - the inventory online runs into the hundreds of thousands - and deep discounts: £10 dresses, £6 sweaters, prices that hover below £8 on average.

China stands ready to work together with the United Kingdom to further expand cooperation in the economic and financial sectors, according to the 11th China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue held in Beijing on Saturday.

Exports to the US in December rose to the highest level in over two years, reaching nearly $49 billion. Beijing has released strong economic data, reporting its largest-ever trade surplus.

People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met his Bank of England counterpart, Andrew Bailey, on Saturday in Beijing and discussed topics including financial stability and cooperation, China's central bank said on Sunday.

The chair of a committee of MPs has written to the London Stock Exchange with concerns over the fashion retailer.

The chair of a British parliamentary committee wrote on Thursday to the London Stock Exchange to raise concerns about evidence given by a Shein representative at a hearing this week, and to ask how the exchange checks statements by firms looking to list.

Shein's top lawyer used a range of deflections when asked questions about the company's supply chain, none of which were answered at Tuesday's evidence session.

Yinan Zhu declined to say whether it retailer's suppliers used Chinese cotton amid concerns over forced labour.

Chinese fast fashion giant Shein left MPs “horrified” after failing to answer questions over whether forced labour exists in its supply chain.

Start-ups with Chinese ties have found it increasingly difficult to do business and list shares in the United States.

Taxes, and the power of the US and Asia in the global hi-tech sector are among ‘multiple complex drivers’, according to the New World Wealth.