Chinese Premier Li congratulates new British PM Starmer

Beijing - Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday congratulated new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his election, state media reported, the first senior leader in Beijing to do so publicly.

China is 'willing to work with the new U.K. government to consolidate mutual political trust and expand mutually beneficial cooperation,' Li told Starmer, according to state news agency Xinhua.

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