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president Donald Trump British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Britain against strengthening ties with China on Thursday, hours after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, reviving long-standing tensions.
Trump’s comments came as Starmer and Xi Jinping called for a new “strategic partnership”, underscoring the pressures they face amid global instability.
Trump was asked in an interview on Fox News as he traveled to Florida to attend the premiere of First Lady Melania Trump’s documentary about the UK’s “entry into Doing business with China. “
“Well, it’s very dangerous for them to do that,” Trump said. “I think it’s even more dangerous for Canada to do business with China.”
US President Donald Trump warned Britain that deepening commercial ties with China was “very dangerous” after Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Xi Jinping in Beijing. (Julia Demary Nishinson/AP Photo)
Trump added that despite his personal relationship with Xi Jinping, China was not the solution for Western economies. “I know China very well. I know President Xi is a friend of mine and I know him very well, but this is a huge obstacle to overcome,” he said, before joking that Beijing might ban Canada from playing hockey.
“This is not good. Canada is not going to like this,” he added.
Trump has previously criticized Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney After visiting China, Carney warned that “China will eat Canada alive.”
Trump’s latest comments followed an 80-minute meeting between Starmer and Xi Jinping in Beijing, as the two leaders sought to thaw relations after several years of diplomatic frostiness.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo source: Reuters)
this Associated Press According to reports, neither leader directly mentioned Trump during Thursday’s discussion.
“In the current turbulent and volatile international situation, China and the UK need to strengthen dialogue and cooperation to maintain world peace and stability,” Xi Jinping told Starmer, according to China National Radio. CCTV.
Xi Jinping also warned that if major powers do not insist on international lawthe world is in danger of slipping into a “jungle”.
starmer says climate change cooperation The Associated Press also reported that global stability is “exactly what we should be doing.”
The outlet also reported that Starmer described the meeting as “very productive” and mentioned the whiskey tariffvisa-free travel for British citizens to China and immigration cooperation.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting in Beijing, Thursday, January 29, 2026. (Carl Court/Pool photo via AP)
As Fox News Digital previously reported, Starmer sought Xi Jinping’s help to disrupt the supply of Chinese-made small ship engines. british leader’s office Said to be used to smuggle people across the English Channel.
He also proposed human rights issues and Iran’s nuclear program.
Starmer was the first british prime minister The visit to China, the fourth by a U.S. allied leader in eight years, this month signals Beijing’s push to reengage with Western partners.
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The visit comes as the UK works on its trade alliance with the US, defense cooperation in the Arctic and sovereignty negotiations of the Chagos Islands.
In November, the United States and China reached an agreement to relax some tariffs and export controls, boosting U.S. agricultural exports, curbing the flow of fentanyl precursors, and easing pressure on U.S. semiconductor and shipping companies.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.
