The PM says he also raised the jailing of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai in his meeting with President Xi.

Sir Keir Starmer is the first British prime minister to travel to Beijing since Theresa May in 2018.

Executives from Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC are joining Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a rare China visit, highlighting the business focus of the trip amid strained global trade…