# What happened when Starmer met Xi Jinping?

An episode of [Politics Weekly UK](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472), 29 Jan 2026, 22 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/01/29-58140-What_happened_when_Starmer_met_Xi_Jinping_.mp3

Keir Starmer held talks with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week and proclaimed Britain should have a more ‘sophisticated’ relationship with China. Pippa Crerar, who was with the prime minister on the trip, tells Kiran Stacey what all this means. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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