Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets China’s President Xi Jinping for a bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing StreetPrime Minister Keir Starmer meets China’s President Xi Jinping for a bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People. The trip has been billed by Downing Street as an attempt to stabilise relations with Beijing, expand trade and attract investment at a time of economic pressure at home. Opposition AttackConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has been among those to condemn the visit, saying:“Keir Starmer seems incapable of acting in Britain’s national interest. Downing Street are saying these issues were raised, but it was all behind closed doors, so nobody can tell how firm he really was.