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UK's Starmer to go to China at the end of January, Sky News says
Keir Starmer aims to boost UK-China ties for investment despite security warnings from MI5 and recent spy case collapse raising political tensions.
- On Thursday, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is preparing for a likely trip to China at the end of January, Sky News reported as the first UK leader visit in seven years.
- Starmer's government is prioritising closer ties with Beijing to secure investment for infrastructure, with Theresa May, former Prime Minister , last visiting China in 2018.
- Britain's MI5 this week warned MPs about Chinese attempts to collect information, citing two recruitment headhunters in Westminster, while prosecutors abandoned a September spying case against two British men due to lack of evidence.
- Opposition politicians say the abandoned prosecution shows Starmer prioritised ties with Beijing over security, while a January trip would follow an imminent decision on a new Chinese embassy in London critics call risky.
- Amid MI5 warnings, relations between the UK and China remain bumpy with mutual spying accusations, and the prime minister's office said travel plans will be announced in the usual way and are not final until departure.
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