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Britain, China agree to fight migrant smuggling networks

The agreement includes intelligence sharing and direct engagement with Chinese boat part manufacturers to disrupt organized crime networks, with over half of smuggler engines made in China, Downing Street said.

Summary by Inquirer
BEIJING, China — Britain and China are set to sign a cooperation agreement on Thursday targeting supply chains used by migrant smugglers, Downing Street said, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Beijing. Starmer arrived on Wednesday for the first visit by a British prime minister to China since 2018, seeking to promote what he called “pragmatic” partnership with the Asian giant after years of fraught relations. The issue of irregular migrants …

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Inquirer broke the news in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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