Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks at the UK-China Business Forum at the headquarters of the Bank of China in Beijing. The Prime Minister has now arrived in Shanghai for the next leg of his trip. The Prime Minister met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday as he made the case for a “more sophisticated” relationship between the two countries. Asked by reporters early on Friday about the UK’s efforts to strengthen economic ties with China, Mr Trump expressed disapproval. Ahead of his trip, Sir Keir told Bloomberg he would not choose between Washington and Beijing: “I’m often invited to simply choose between countries.