The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

Starmer twice declines to directly condemn jailing of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures

UK prime minister was condemned by Iain Duncan Smith, who is on Beijing’s sanctions list

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

International outrage over sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

Human rights groups concerned after handing down of sentences of up to 10 years

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about?

The Hong Kong 47 were first arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial elections that authorities likened to a ‘coup’.

Al Jazeera · Nov 19, 2024

Keir Starmer raises 'deterioration' of jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai with Xi Jinping

The PM met the Chinese president at the G20 summit in Brazil where he also stressed he wants ‘respectful’ relations between the UK and Beijing

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2024

Xi Jinping praises Labour’s economic policy as Keir Starmer discusses human rights concerns

PM questions sanctions against MPs and plight of Jimmy Lai as China’s president says Starmer ‘fixing the foundations’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2024

Here’s how to mitigate some of Trump’s most dangerous foreign policy instincts

By appealing to Trump’s vanity about his legacy, perhaps we can prevent his presidency from being a geopolitical nightmare

The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2024

Xi Jinping lays out four red lines US must not challenge in meeting with Joe Biden

Chinese president spells out Beijing’s line on Taiwan, South China Sea, human rights, and likely trade war

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024

Trump’s pick of Marco Rubio as secretary of state ignites fears of fiercer US-China rivalry

Florida senator, who sees China as America’s No 1 enemy, will be a major headache for Beijing but will also present it an opportunity, Shweta Sharma reports

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024

Keir Starmer to meet China’s President Xi in margins of G20 summit

The Prime Minister said he wanted a ‘pragmatic and serious’ relationship with Beijing.

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024

Keir Starmer meets with China’s President Xi in margins of G20 summit

The Prime Minister said he wanted a ‘pragmatic and serious’ relationship with Beijing

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2024