Starmer says he won't 'choose between' the US or China

""I'm often invited to simply choose between countries. I don't do that," Sir Keir said in the interview."

""I remember when I was doing the US trade deal, and everybody put to me that I'd have to make a choice between the US and Europe, and I said, 'I'm not making that choice'.""

""We've got very close relations with the US of course, we want to and we will maintain that business, alongside security and defence," he said."

""They understand the opportunities that there are... That does not mean compromising on national security quite the opposite.""

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will lead the first visit by a British leader to Beijing in eight years, with stops in Beijing and Shanghai and a delegation including dozens of business leaders. He stated the UK will maintain close business, security and defence ties with the United States while also engaging China for significant economic opportunities and refused to choose between the two powers. The UK recently approved plans for a large new Chinese embassy in London amid spying concerns. The visit follows a period of turbulent relations between the US and its allies.

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