Starmer meets with Xi Jinping in bid for ‘more sophisticated’ China ties

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer has met Xi Jinping in Beijing, telling the president he wants a “more sophisticated” relationship with China.The Prime Minister met Mr Xi accompanied by “top aides and top ministers” at the Great Hall of the People on the first morning of his trip to China.The meeting, which lasted about an hour and 20 minutes, was the second between the two men and represents the culmination of months of preparation for Sir Keir’s visit as he seeks to reset relations between the two countries.

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00:00You

00:05China is a vital player on the global stage and it's vital

00:10to build a more sophisticated relationship where we can identify

00:15opportunities to collaborate

00:17but of course also

00:19allow

00:20our meaningful dialogue

00:22on areas where we disagree

00:24I've long been here

00:25that the UK and China need a long term

00:30consistent

00:31and comprehensive

00:33strategic

00:34hardship

00:35and that's what we discussed

00:37when we met in Rio

00:40in the G20

00:42We are G20 opponents

00:45with fellow members of the United Nations Security Council

00:48and our trading firm

00:50support hundreds of thousands of jobs

00:52in each other's countries

00:54to support hundreds of thousands of jobs.

00:55and I'm afraid a very, very long history.

00:58I think that...

01:00...working together on issues like climate change, global stability...

01:05...challenging times in the world is precisely what we should be doing as we build this relationship.

01:10Thank you again.

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