UK Policy Reset

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to China on Tuesday for the first visit by a UK leader in eight years, seeking to repair strained relations with Beijing while reducing Britain’s reliance on an increasingly unpredictable United States.

The three day trip marks a significant shift in London’s foreign policy approach and comes as tensions grow between Britain and Washington over US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy posture, including recent comments about taking control of Greenland.

Starmer will meet senior Chinese officials in Beijing before traveling to Shanghai, followed by a brief stop in Japan. He is accompanied by …