British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visited Beijing on Wednesday, marking the first diplomatic visit by any top diplomat in the UK to China in five years. Cleverly said that he raised concerns over China’s human rights violations and stressed the importance of maintaining a “pragmatic” working relationship. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visited Beijing on Wednesday, marking the first diplomatic visit by any top diplomat in the UK to China in five years. Cleverly said that he raised concerns over China’s human rights violations and stressed the importance of maintaining a “pragmatic” working relationship.