The perils and promise of Sir Keir’s visit to China

3 months ago

In an ideal world – one in which Britain was still in the European Union, could be confident in the enduring strength of the Atlantic alliance, and look forward to a slow but steady dismantling of barriers to global trade under the auspices of a powerful World Trade Organisation – Sir Keir Starmer’s trip to China would be conducted with a degree of national self-confidence.

Of course, Sir Keir’s talks with Xi Jinping could never be a meeting of equals,...

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