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U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he hopes to build "more sophisticated" ties with China as the two nations look to revive their bilateral relationship.
The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a "strategic partnership" to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global turbulence as they sought to thaw relations after years of chill.
Since the start of the year, as President Donald Trump has alienated U.S. allies with his attack on Venezuela, demands for control of Greenland and new tariff threats, their leaders have been reviving ties with another country: China.
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp accuses the government of trading "national security for economic crumbs off the Chinese table".
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In response to Trump's tariffs, China's use of other Asian manufacturing markets and forced labor is adding trillions into Chinese GDP.
The top U.S. envoy to China called Thursday for fair and reciprocal trade between the world's two largest economies and expressed concern about projections that China's dominance of global manufacturing will grow even further in the years to come.