Sir Keir Starmer has told President Xi Jinping in the first-ever conversation between the leaders that he wants the UK and China to pursue closer economic ties while being free to talk frankly about their disagreements.
Xi, the Chinese leader, told Britain’s new prime minister during a 45-minute phone call that he hoped the UK would “look at China objectively and rationally”, the Chinese official news agency Xinhua said.
The conversation was initiated by Starmer, whose aides said he wanted to forge a long-term, “grown-up” relationship between the countries despite various existing challenges.
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