Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning

Shanghai (AFP) Jan 30, 2026
Visiting Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday Britain has a "huge amount to offer" China, after his bid to forge closer ties prompted warnings from US President Donald Trump. Starmer's trip is the first to China by a British prime minister in eight years, and follows in the footsteps of other Western leaders looking to counter an increasingly volatile United States. Leaders from Fr