Chinese President Xi Takes Swipe At Tories And Trump In Talks With Keir Starmer

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, Thursday, Jan.29, 2026. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)

Chinese president Xi Jinping has appeared to make a dig at both Donald Trump and the Tories as he held talks with Keir Starmer in Beijing.

The prime minister’s visit to China is the first by a UK leader in eight years after relations between the two countries went into the deep freeze under the Conservatives.