US EditionBritain's Starmer arrives in China as Western alliances face strain
Starmer leads nearly 60 UK businesses to China aiming to boost trade and investment while addressing security and human rights concerns amid complex global pressures.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Beijing on January 28, 2026, for a four-day visit, stepping off a chartered British Airways plane greeted by a guard of honour and bouquet.
- The visit is intended to reset relations and draw inward investment, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer bringing more than 60 British business and cultural leaders to focus on net-zero supply chains.
- He is due to meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in Beijing and visit Shanghai, accompanied by nearly 60 executives including BP, Rolls-Royce, AstraZeneca, and Rachel Reeves.
- Critics reacted sharply, calling the trip `kowtowing`, while Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Prime Minister Starmer is too weak and the U.K. government insists it will protect national security.
- Growing U.S. tariff use has made expanding trade with China more urgent, with Western governments hedging exposure and Canada, via Mark Carney, offering a model with a landmark trade deal earlier this month.
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Starmer visits China to "deepen political connections and boost economic ties"
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that his country doesn't have to choose between relations with the United States and China as he started a four-day trip to China aimed at repairing ties and expanding opportunities for British companies in the world’s second-largest economy. FRANCE 24's Jan Camenzind Broomby tells us more from Beijing.
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Starmer Arrives in China, Promising to Make ‘Real Progress’ With Xi Jinping
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in China on Jan. 28 for a three-day visit, a week after his government approved plans for a controversial new Chinese embassy in London. Starmer, who is traveling with more than 50 representatives of British businesses, will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Jan. 29, before talks in Shanghai with local officials on Jan. 30. “It doesn’t make sense to stick our head in …
Starmer Lands in Beijing: China Rewards UK With Trip For Mega-Embassy
Starmer is first British leader to visit China since 2018, as he pushes the prospect of unlocking business opportunities. The post Starmer Touches Down in Beijing: China Rewards UK With Trip After Mega-Embassy Approved appeared first on Breitbart.
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