Trump's on-off threats of trade tariffs and pledges to grab control of Greenland, an ‍autonomous territory of Denmark, have rankled longstanding allies like Britain. "For both sides, they don't want a meeting which is going to be arguing about things they disagree on." "I made the promise 18 months ago, when we were elected into government, that I would make Britain face outwards again," Starmer told Xi. Kemi Badenoch, the leader of Britain's opposition Conservative Party, said she would not have gone to China because of the security risks the country poses. British security services have said China routinely spies on the government.