British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is visiting China on a four-day trip focused on strengthening economic ties — a move that has drawn criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, who described such engagement as “very dangerous.” Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has also travelled to Beijing, portraying relations with China as more predictable than those with Washington. Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz is expected to make a similar visit later this month. The renewed diplomatic outreach comes as Europe grows increasingly dependent on China for critical technologies and faces intensifying competition from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers, putting pressure on European industry and trade policy.
