{"id":313884,"date":"2026-01-30T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-keir-starmer-just-chosen-chinas-xi-jinping-over-donald-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:00:12","slug":"has-keir-starmer-just-chosen-chinas-xi-jinping-over-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-keir-starmer-just-chosen-chinas-xi-jinping-over-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Has Keir Starmer just chosen China&#8217;s Xi Jinping OVER Donald Trump?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AOket2VF58I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Has Keir Starmer just chosen China's Xi Jinping OVER Donald Trump?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AOket2VF58I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister meets President Xi Jinping on a controversial China trip that\u2019s reignited debate over UK-China relations, national security, and Britain\u2019s relationship with Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>Beth Rigby joins Starmer in Beijing as critics ask whether the UK is pivoting towards China. 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