British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that his trip to China last week aimed to put the bilateral relationship "on a more stable footing," accusing the previous Conservative government of "eight years of missed opportunities" in which no prime minister visited Beijing.
"It would be impossible to safeguard our national interests without engaging with China," Starmer told the House of Commons. He said that he held "positive and constructive" discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior officials, which "covered a full range of issues, from strategic stability to trade and invesment, opening a direct channel of communication to deliver in the national interest, enabling us to raise frank concerns about activities that impact our national security."
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