China, Xi Jinping and Britain
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to strengthen economic ties amid years of distrust. Starmer's visit aims at improving UK-China relations, with a focus on economic opportunities.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he wanted to build a "sophisticated relationship" with Beijing to boost the UK economy, signalling a reset after years of strained ties.
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Be it Andy Burnham or Chinese President Xi Jinping, the prime minister was being extremely careful with his language on both the home and international front as he made his way over to Beijing for a five-day tour of China and Japan.
China's president was all smiles as he continued to welcome a string of Western leaders to Beijing.
Sir Keir Starmer told Xi Jinping that he wants a “more sophisticated” relationship with China as the two leaders met in Beijing seeking to patch up ties strained by years of spying scandals and geopolitical tensions.