Starmer Says Government Will Cooperate and Pose ‘Robust Challenge’ With China

The government will switch between cooperation and “robust challenge” when dealing with China, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Wednesday. Sir Keir made the remarks during his first foreign trip as prime minister to attend NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington. The Labour government’s approach will be “cooperation where it is necessary,” Sir Keir told reporters, noting that “it is on issues like climate change for example.” “But challenge where necessary, equally, and robust challenge with that,” he added. “One of the first things that we will do is carry out the audit that we set out in our manifesto of relations with China, of UK-Chinese relations. We will get on with that audit and take action accordingly,” the prime minister said....