US EditionUK Prime Minister Starmer Visits China to Rebuild Trade and Address Tensions
Starmer aims to boost UK economic growth by improving trade with China while addressing security and human rights concerns, marking the first visit by a UK prime minister in eight years.
- This coming week, Sir Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister, travels to China to rebuild trade and reset ties, accompanied by business leaders.
- Economic pressures and a desire to improve growth prompted the Government to frame the trip as a chance to boost trade and cooperation, supporting the struggling UK economy after ties sank over the CCP's 2020 Hong Kong law.
- Sir Keir faces pressure from home to raise alleged espionage, Uighur treatment, and Jimmy Lai’s imprisonment as the 20,000-square-metre embassy site sparks protests.
- Domestic opposition includes MPs sanctioned by Beijing and others who argue rebuilding ties risks ignoring rights abuses, while residents and activists vowed legal challenges and protests last week.
- Observers link the visit to shifting geopolitics, noting great powers use economic ties as leverage; some want Starmer to emulate Mark Carney's China trip earlier this month before his stop in Japan Saturday.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to visit China from January 28 to 31
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will pay an official visit to China from January 28 to 31 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Tuesday.
What is at stake for Starmer in China?
When Keir Starmer touches down in Beijing on Wednesday he will become the first UK prime minister to visit China since Theresa May in 2018.Against the background of the Chinese “mega embassy” controversy, the conviction of British citizen Jimmy Lai and tension over Hong Kong, Starmer says there are “significant opportunities” for British businesses, said Bloomberg.In a sign of the wider implications of the visit, Starmer dismissed suggestions th…
The UK Prime Minister's visit to the Asian giant is his first since 2018 and comes after threats from Trump involving Greenland.
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AlKhaleej TodayStarmer makes first China trip by a UK PM since 2018 as he seeks to mend ties while navigating US pressure
Starmer makes first visit to China by a British PM since 2018UK wants to improve trade and economic ties with ChinaVisit follows Trump threats over GreenlandLONDON/BEIJING, Jan 27 — Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fly to China this evening on the first visit by a British leader in eight years, seeking to mend ties with the world’s second-largest economy and reduce his country’s dependence on an increasingly unpredictable United States. Starmer …
British PM Starmer courts China amid US unpredictability
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer headed to China for a visit that will see him walking a tricky tightrope. Starmer wants to rekindle Britain’s flagging economy, especially as Washington becomes more unpredictable. But he is loath to antagonize the White House, Politico reported. A further complication is that his government plans to heighten scrutiny of Chinese espionage, the Financial Times noted. The West is courting China — the leaders of Canad…
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