Neither Prime Minister Keir Starmer nor President Xi Jinping publicly mentioned Donald Trump, but the U.S. president’s challenge to the post-Cold War order was clearly on their minds. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, Thursday, Jan.29, 2026. Starmer is the fourth leader of a U.S. ally to visit Beijing this month, following those of South Korea, Canada and Finland.