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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Keir Starmer holds talks with Xi to bolster economic ties with China

British prime minister Keir Starmer leads the UK delegation during a bilateral meeting in Beijing on Thursday. Starmer has insisted he is ‘clear-eyed’ about the threat China poses to the UK’s national security.
British prime minister Keir Starmer leads the UK delegation during a bilateral meeting in Beijing on Thursday. Starmer has insisted he is ‘clear-eyed’ about the threat China poses to the UK’s national security. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Keir Starmer has met the Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday for historic talks he hopes will deepen economic ties at a time when some inside government fear the US is no longer a reliable partner.

The prime minister’s meeting with Xi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing is scheduled to last about 40 minutes before a number of cultural and business receptions.

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