{"id":313602,"date":"2026-01-29T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-vows-to-reset-uk-china-relationship-as-he-meets-xi\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:00:13","slug":"starmer-vows-to-reset-uk-china-relationship-as-he-meets-xi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-vows-to-reset-uk-china-relationship-as-he-meets-xi\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer vows to reset UK China relationship as he meets Xi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/m0gLhRjgxFs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer vows to reset UK China relationship as he meets Xi\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m0gLhRjgxFs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Keir Starmer has become the first British prime minister in eight years to visit China to meet President Xi, signalling a reset in UK relations driven by economic pragmatism.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>While trade and investment are at the heart of the pitch, deep divisions remain over human rights, Taiwan and China\u2019s support for Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The visit shows how far Britain is willing, and not willing, to go in rebuilding ties with Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keir Starmer has become the first British prime minister in eight years to visit China to meet President Xi, signalling a reset in UK relations driven by economic pragmatism. 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