"Donald Trump has warned the UK against doing business with China, just hours after Keir Starmer lauded the economic relationship during a landmark visit to Beijing. The US president said it was very dangerous for the UK to pursue closer ties with the rival superpower as the prime minister's three-hour talks with leader Xi Jinping underlined a thaw in previously strained relations."
"After his talks with Xi at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday, Starmer said the UK's relationship with China was in a good, strong place, and that his meetings had provided just the level of engagement that we hoped for. We warmly engaged and made some real progress, actually, because the UK has got a huge amount to offer, he told a meeting of the UK-China Business Forum at the Bank of China in Beijing."
"The UK prime minister was later due to travel to Shanghai before leaving for Tokyo to meet his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi for a working dinner. He is just the latest western leader to have visited Beijing in recent weeks looking to build ties with the world's second largest economy, and to hedge against an unpredictable US president. It comes amid Trump's on-off threats of trade tariffs and"
Donald Trump warned the UK it is very dangerous to pursue closer ties with China, responding to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Beijing visit. Starmer held three-hour talks with Xi Jinping, secured improved market access, lower tariffs and investment deals, and described the relationship as in a good, strong place. UK officials said the US was aware of the trip and the UK's objectives in advance. Business leaders welcomed renewed engagement. Starmer planned further travel to Shanghai and Tokyo. Several Western leaders have recently visited Beijing to build ties and to hedge against an unpredictable US president and threats of tariffs.
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