Keir Starmer Meets Xi Jinping to Boost Trade While Navigating Trump Tariffs

Keir Starmer arrived in Beijing with a delegation of 50 business leaders to meet Xi Jinping, marking the first visit by a British Prime Minister to China in eight years.The trip focuses on boosting trade after China exported $85.1 billion to the United Kingdom in 2025 while balancing security concerns and tariffs from Donald Trump.Security measures included the use of temporary electronic devices for the delegation following warnings about potential surveillance and hacking.