Blow For Keir Starmer As China Slams His Trade Deal With Donald Trump

Keir Starmer during a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of China at the G20 summit in December.China has criticised the UK-US trade deal in a major blow to Keir Starmer’s bid to improve relations with the communist country.Beijing said it was a “basic principle” that such agreements should not target other nations.The deal, which was unveiled by Starmer and Donald Trump last week, includes an agreement that America and Britain will work together to “address non-market policies of third countries.”It is understood that this clause is intended to prevent the UK becoming a “backdoor” for countries like China to circumvent American measures on trade and security.“Co-operation between states should not be conducted against or to the detriment of the interests of third parties,” Beijing’s foreign ministry told the Financial Times.Starmer became the first British prime minister in six years to meet with Chinese president Xi last November as he tries to improve ties with his country.Chancellor Rachel Reeves also visited Beijing in January to boost the UK’s economic ties with China.Speaking about his government’s approach to China, Starmer said: “Our approach is one of engagement, of co-operating where we need to co-operate, particularly on issues like climate change, to challenge where we must and where we should, particularly on issues like human rights and to compete when it comes to trade.“That’s the strategic approach that we have set out as a UK government.”But China’s criticism of the US trade deal threatens to derail Starmer charm offensive towards Beijing.The deal agreed between Britain and the US removes the 25% tariff rate on UK steel and aluminium exports in exchange for giving America’s agricultural industry greater access to British markets.American levies on British cars will also fall to 10% for the first 100,000 vehicles exported to the US.A government spokesperson said: “This government signed a deal with the US in the national interest to secure thousands of jobs across key sectors, protect British businesses and lay the groundwork for greater trade in the future.“In line with our long-term, consistent approach, trade and investment with China remain important to the UK.“We are continuing to engage pragmatically in areas that are rooted in UK and global interests and co-operate where we can, compete where we need to, and challenge where we must.”Related...'Is Donald Trump Taking You For A Ride?' Trevor Phillips Puts Minister In Hot Seat Over US DealUS-UK Trade Agreement: 7 Questions Keir Starmer And Donald Trump Are Yet To AnswerDonald Trump And Keir Starmer Agree 'Historic' UK-US Trade Deal

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