Keir Starmer is in China this week, marking the first time a British prime minister has visited the country in eight years. Starmer is calling it the end of an “ice age” between the nations. UK–China ties have been under strain since Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong, and amid allegations of Chinese spying in Britain. Starmer’s trip has sparked criticism from opposition lawmakers, activists and the US. The World’s Europe Correspondent Orla Barry has our story.
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