U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he hopes to build "more sophisticated" ties with China as the two nations look to revive their bilateral relationship.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world’s second-largest economy, just hours after President Donald Trump signaled a possible opposition to any deal between Beijing and London.

The UK's prime minister Keir Starmer has arrived in China for a three-day visit - the first by a British prime minister in eight years. Sir Keir is seeking to strengthen trading and cultural ties between the two nations after years of acrimony.

Executives from Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC are joining Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a rare China visit, highlighting the business focus of the trip amid strained global trade relations.

By Kate Holton, Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves will accompany Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his trip to China next week, underscoring UK efforts to strengthen ties with the world's second-largest economy at a time of strained transatlantic relations.

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister, speaking in Beijing, did not rule out a future visit by the Chinese leader

China is set to lift restrictions which ​it had imposed on a group of British parliamentarians, prime minister Keir Starmer said on ‍Friday. This means they will now be free to travel to China.

Keir Starmer released a strongly-worded video slamming Donald Trump's assertion that NATO troops avoided the front lines in Afghanistan. The post ‘Appalling’: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Slams Trump’s Claims About NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan first appeared on Mediaite.

Keir Starmer speaks to business forum in Beijing, says most important thing today is that you talk to each other - Anadolu Ajansı