Xi Jinping state visit: UK and China sign cybersecurity pact

After talks with Xi Jinping in Downing Street, David Cameron hails greater cooperation along with trade deals including nuclear power investment

China has agreed not to use cyber-espionage to steal commercial secrets from the UK and its president spoke positively about improving human rights, following talks with David Cameron on the second day of the state visit.

Appearing side-by-side with Xi in Downing Street, the prime minister used a short press conference to brush aside concerns about working so closely with an undemocratic nation to announce unprecedented cooperation on sensitive issues of security. "I'm clear that the UK is China's best partner in the west," he said.