Keir Starmer’s visit to Beijing has been cautiously welcomed by Chinese state media as an act of economic pragmatism by a beleaguered British prime minister. The site reported that the prime minister did “not take the bait” of western journalists who may have wished to derail the visit. The account said: “Against the backdrop of heightened global economic uncertainty, strengthening pragmatic cooperation between China and the UK aligns with the practical needs of both sides. “China is advancing high-quality development and high-level opening up, and British companies have significant opportunities in this process. “Starmer’s visit to China is not an ideological shift, but rather a rebalancing choice under economic pressure.