UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s warm welcome on a visit to China this week marks a thaw in icy relations with Beijing.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in China this week with a large delegation of businesspeople and cultural figures.He received a warm welcome from Chinese President Xi Jinping.But the visit got a frosty reception from the White House, with United States President Donald Trump calling Starmer’s trip “dangerous”.What prompted Trump’s remarks? And how important was the British prime minister’s visit?Presenter: Adrian FinighanGuests:Will Hutton – Political economistAndy Mok – Senior research fellow at the Center for China and GlobalizationSteve Tsang – Director of the China Institute at SOAS University of LondonPublished On 30 Jan 202630 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share
