{"id":314040,"date":"2026-01-30T21:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/china-lifts-sanctions-on-mps-as-starmer-says-he-wants-president-xi-to-visit-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T21:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:00:19","slug":"china-lifts-sanctions-on-mps-as-starmer-says-he-wants-president-xi-to-visit-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/china-lifts-sanctions-on-mps-as-starmer-says-he-wants-president-xi-to-visit-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"China lifts sanctions on MPs as Starmer says he wants President Xi to visit UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-qy0TmXJ9Jo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"China lifts sanctions on MPs as Starmer says he wants President Xi to visit UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-qy0TmXJ9Jo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer emerged from talks with President Xi Jinping to announce that China would lift sanctions imposed on six members of the UK parliament &#8211; saying it &quot;vindicated&quot; his decision to reset Anglo-Chinese relations. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The MPs and peers say other former politicians remain under sanction and vowed to continue speaking out against human rights abuses&quot;.<br \/>\nBut the Prime Minister said the trip had been a chance to raise &quot;sensitive issues&quot; one on one with the Chinese leader. <\/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>Sir Keir Starmer emerged from talks with President Xi Jinping to announce that China would lift sanctions imposed on six members of the UK parliament &#8211; saying it &quot;vindicated&quot; his decision to reset Anglo-Chinese relations. 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