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Revealed: How Chinese minder photographed inside of PM's plane and tight security on Starmer's Beijing trip

The Prime Minister’s team has taken burner phones, temporary SIM cards and throwaway laptops on his trip to China to limit the likelihood of being bugged by spies

Evening Standard

Visit to China will bring benefits for Britain, says Sir Keir Starmer

The Prime Minister will touch down in China on Wednesday as he continues his efforts to build bridges with Beijing.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer walks tightrope over myriad issues in quest to bolster China ties

Vow to bring ‘stability and clarity’ to the UK’s approach to Beijing on first visit by a British prime minister in eight years will be sorely tested

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer lands in Beijing after claiming that engaging with China will make UK richer and safer

The PM is under pressure to raise several difficult subjects, including China’s espionage activity, when he meets with Xi Jinping on Thursday

The Independent UK

Starmer vows to remain ‘clear-eyed’ over national security as he flies to China

PM promises ‘stability and clarity’ in approach on first visit to Beijing by UK leader in eight years

The Guardian - UK

Starmer heads to China in search of trade links and warmer relations

The Prime Minister will be accompanied by a delegation of more than 50 representatives of British businesses, sports and culture.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer and his team ‘to take burner phones to China to prevent spying’

The prime minister’s trip to Beijing has prompted concerns over security risks

The Independent UK

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Starmer says UK-China relations have gone from ‘golden age to ice age’

He said the UK was ‘missing out’ by not engaging with China.

Evening Standard

Why Starmer’s China trip has come at the worst possible time

NEWS ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer is the first PM since Theresa May to visit China, but political editor David Maddox explains why a trip to Beijing now – amid faltering relations with the US and speculation about a leadership challenge at home – leaves the prime minister exposed

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer says he does not have to choose between ties with China and US

The Prime Minister will travel to China on Tuesday as he attempts to continue building bridges with Beijing.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s fraught visit to China will tell us what he really thinks of the UK’s place in the world

Does Britain have any leverage over human rights or security concerns or is it a decaying nation that cannot risk trade relations, asks professor of global history Peter Frankopan

The Guardian - UK

Starmer would be ‘pathetic’ not to raise Jimmy Lai case during China visit, says Lord Patten

The last governor of Hong Kong said the PM should not ‘lean over backwards’ to avoid offending China

The Independent UK

Starmer to visit China this week in bid to build bridges with Beijing

The visit marks a significant moment in Sir Keir’s push to build bridges with Beijing after a freeze in Sino-British relations in recent years.

Evening Standard

Philippines tells Beijing it is alarmed over escalating verbal tussle in South China Sea dispute

The Philippines has told China that it is alarmed about heated exchanges with Chinese diplomats in Manila over the long-standing territorial dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea

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The Times of India

China’s top general accused of leaking nuclear secrets to US in exchange for official promotions: Report

China's top general, Zhang Youxia, is reportedly under investigation for serious violations, including allegedly leaking nuclear weapons program details to the US and accepting bribes for promotions. The allegations surfaced during a military briefing, with authorities scrutinizing his abuse of authority and oversight of a procurement agency. This investigation highlights…

The Guardian - UK

Advantage China: Trump’s tantrums push US allies closer to Beijing

In the search for stability, some western nations are turning to a country that many in Washington see as an existential threat

The Independent UK

The last two pandas in Japan are leaving for China as ties are strained

Japanese panda fans have seen their beloved pandas return to China over the past decades, but bidding farewell to beloved twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Sunday’s final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo is especially emotional

The Times of India

Travel to US, obtain birth certificate, return to China: Author says Beijing is ‘weaponising’ American citizenship through 'Manchurian Generation'

A right-wing author has claimed that China is exploiting American birthright citizenship laws by sending soon-to-be mothers to United States to give birth, securing US citizenship for children, and those children return to China to be raised and then later return back to the US as adults with full legal…

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The Guardian - UK

Particle pollution in the Balkans is the highest in Europe, research finds

Study also says Balkan levels are often higher than in Beijing – and sometimes among the highest in the world

Tom’s Hardware

Chinese companies reportedly considering sourcing H200 chips from the black market as chips held at the border — demand for Nvidia AI GPUs remain high despite political uncertainty

Days after Beijing stopped the entry of H200 chips at the border, Chinese tech companies are reportedly considering purchasing them from the black market at a higher price just to get their hands on the powerful AI GPU.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong begins national security trial of organisers of Tiananmen Square vigil group

The case comes weeks after the conviction of media tycoon Jimmy Lai

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong national security trial of three pro-democracy activists begins

Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, who led Tiananmen Square vigils, are accused of inciting subversion

The Independent UK

National security trial for Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organizers to open

Two organizers of a vigil commemorating people killed in Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 will stand trial on Thursday

Tom’s Hardware

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to visit China as company prepares to start H200 shipments to the country — plans to meet with state officials unclear despite Beijing curbs on the chip

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is heading to China in late January for a customary Lunar New Year visit that has taken on outsized importance, as it coincides with negotiations over how many H200 AI GPUs Beijing will allow into the country amid U.S. export approval.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer to visit China with British business leaders next week, say reports

Prime minister’s reported trip follows approval by UK government for Beijing to build new embassy in London

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