Keir Starmer meets Xi Jinping in Beijing to take the UK’s ties with «a vital actor» «further»

Beijing. This Thursday, the President of China, Xi Jinping, met with the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, in Beijing. This meeting is part of the official visit that the Labour leader is making to China with the aim of strengthening trade ties and improving bilateral relations, which had deteriorated during the years of Conservative governance. China is a global player, Starmer stated at the start of the meeting, adding that he hopes to deepen the bilateral relationship, according to media covering the leader’s visit. For his part, Xi emphasised that in recent years, the relations between his country and the United Kingdom have experienced ups and downs that have not benefited either nation.