Starmer, Reeves Head to China Amid Trump's Policies; UK Seeks Business Ties
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Firstpost•24-01-2026, 11:37
Starmer, Reeves Head to China Amid Trump's Policies; UK Seeks Business Ties
- •UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will visit China next week to boost business ties.
- •The UK aims to sell financial services, luxury goods, and whisky to China, despite past restrictions on Chinese investment in sensitive sectors.
- •The trip follows the British Parliament's approval of China's new mega-embassy in London, easing a potential political hurdle.
- •China was Britain's fourth-largest trading partner, with trade reaching 100 billion pounds in the year to Q2 2025.
- •Other Western leaders, including Canada's Mark Carney and Germany's Friedrich Merz, are also engaging with China, partly due to US President Donald Trump's protectionist policies.
Why It Matters: UK leaders visit China to strengthen trade, reflecting a broader European trend of engaging Beijing amid US policy shifts.
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