Sir Keir Starmer will head to China this week on the first visit by a British leader for eight years, seeking to build ties on issues from illegal migration to financial services at a time of plummeting relations with the US.
After President Donald Trump’s diplomatic demolition act at Davos last week, the UK prime minister is aiming to repair strained relations with Beijing while also working with EU leaders to strengthen military and economic ties.
For Beijing, the Starmer meetings offer a prime opportunity to draw another critical US ally closer after the visit by Canada’s Mark Carney to the Chinese capital this month, at which the two countries cast aside their previously frosty relationship.
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