Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the first U.K. leader to visit China since 2018, is hoping for an economic boost to Britain but has been criticized by China hawks at home.

Leaders from Ireland, Canada, Finland - and now the United Kingdom - have visited China within a month as the US rattles the world order. Structural factors limit the scope for deeper cooperation, say analysts.

By Kate Holton, Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves will accompany Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his trip to China next week, underscoring UK efforts to strengthen ties with the world's second-largest economy at a time of strained transatlantic relations.

Former UK PM Liz Truss calls on Trump to dismantle the United Nations, claiming the international body is ineffective and driven by "bad decisions."

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world’s second-largest economy, just hours after President Donald Trump signaled a possible opposition to any deal between Beijing and London.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has written to the British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urging him to secure the release of publisher Jimmy Lai during his planned visit to China this week. Lai’s health continues to deteriorate dangerously after more than 1,

The Prime Minister will meet Xi Jinping in Beijing amid heightened security concerns, with burner phones issued to prevent hacking.