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The first UK prime minister to visit in eight years, Starmer has sought business deals and a "strategic partnership" to reset ties strained by decades of tensions.

China said it was willing to ‘actively consider’ implementing unilateral visa-free entry for the UK.

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In today’s newsletter: With China now central to the world’s green tech​ and economic future, the UK faces a ​s​eries of strategic ​discussions it can no longer postpone

Calling for a long-term, consistent and comprehensive strategic partnership, UK PM Keir Starmer said engagement with Dragon is firmly in Britain’s national interest, even as differences remain. ​​Starmer is the first British prime minister to visit China in eight years and is accompanied by a 60-member delegation of business and…

The Ming family for years exerted near-total control over Laukkaing, a town in northern Myanmar’s Shan State

Sir Keir Starmer and Xi Jinping met on Thursday, 29 January, as the UK and China seek to improve long-strained relations.

Downing Street gives no date for when the agreement of 30 days of visa-free travel will come into force

The Prime Minister met President Xi at the Great Hall of the People on the first morning of his trip to China

The Prime Minister met Mr Xi at the Great Hall of the People on the first morning of his trip to China.

The leaders of China and the U.K. are meeting as the two nations try to improve relations after years of tension