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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Ken Moritsugu

Starmer arrives in Shanghai as he looks to boost UK business opportunities

China Britain - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai on Friday in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world's second-largest economy, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a possible opposition to any deal between Beijing and London.

Starmer has brought more than 50 business leaders on his trip to China, the first by a British prime minister in eight years.

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