U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Beijing for a four-day visit to China aimed at repairing ties and expanding opportunities for British businesses in the world’s second-largest economy.

Executives from Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC are joining Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a rare China visit, highlighting the business focus of the trip amid strained global trade relations.

For now, all the mooted candidates have denied they are plotting a run for the leadership, and Starmer told Bloomberg on Monday that the public had given him a personal mandate to lead Britain for five years and vowed to complete a full term.

As London dispatches Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Beijing with a business entourage, vowing a "clear-eyed" approach to national security, the symbolism is hard to miss. Europe is hedging: away from American tech, not necessarily toward Chinese tech—but toward strategic room to maneuver if Washington under President Donald Trump turns hostile.

That comes just one day after India and the EU announced a "landmark" free trade deal, as countries recalibrate supply chains and trade ties away from the U.S.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, aiming to improve relations with Beijing amid tensions with the United States.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK wouldn’t have to choose between the US and China, as he heralded “significant opportunities” for British businesses ahead of his trip to Beijing this week.

(Corrects to replace sub-headline of final section of the story.) By Andrew MacAskill and Ethan Wang LONDON/BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fly to China on Tuesday evening on the first visit by a British leader in eight years,

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