Keir Starmer to hold talks with Xi to bolster economic ties with China
by Pippa Crerar in Beijing from World news | The Guardian on (#735XE)
PM is first UK leader to visit China in eight years and hopes to strengthen bond with superpower amid uncertainty over US alliance
Keir Starmer will meet the Chinese president 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 - the first UK leader to visit China in eight years - will hold a 40-minute meeting with Xi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing before a number of cultural and business receptions.
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