A British trade minister and the country's defense chief are in Beijing this week. It marks the first visit in a decade by a head of the British military as U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to strengthen relations with China.
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00:00A British Trade Minister and the country's Defence Chief are in Beijing this week.
00:05It marks the first visit in a decade by the head of the UK's military.
00:10The Defence Chief said on social media that he spoke with Chinese counterparts about security
00:14issues and the importance of military communications.
00:18An official source told The Guardian that the Trade Minister's visit was unrelated to
00:22Trump's 145% tariff on Chinese goods.
00:26British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been seeking closer relations with Beijing since
00:31he took office in July, which has raised concern among some in the UK government.