British Prime ⁠Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that he wanted to build a "sophisticated relationship" with Beijing to boost growth and security, signaling a reset after years of strained ties.

On the ​most important day of his four-day visit to China, the ‍first by a British prime minister in eight years, Starmer held an 80-minute summit with Xi at the Great Hall of the People before they lunched together. He will later meet Premier Li Qiang.

Starmer, whose centre-left Labor Party government ‌has struggled to deliver the growth it promised, has made improving relations with the world's seco

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