00:00Prime Minister Sakiya Starmer has arrived in China on the first visit by a British leader.
00:05in eight years as the government looks to reset relations the PM is traveling
00:10with business and cultural leaders arguing engagement can deliver jobs investment
00:15and economic benefits back here at home the visit is politically sensitive
00:20with long-standing concerns over national security and China's human rights
00:25record intelligence chiefs one Chinese state actors pose a persistent
00:30threat to the UK including espionage and intimidation
00:35Sakiya says economic cooperation will never come at the expense of security
00:40Commission figures argue the timing sends the wrong message to allies
00:45to the U.S.
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