{"id":57014,"date":"2026-01-30T09:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/trump-says-it-is-very-dangerous-for-the-uk-to-do-business-with-china-amid\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:58:30","slug":"trump-says-it-is-very-dangerous-for-the-uk-to-do-business-with-china-amid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/trump-says-it-is-very-dangerous-for-the-uk-to-do-business-with-china-amid\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says it is \u2018very dangerous\u2019 for the UK to do business with China amid Starmer\u2019s Beijing visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking to reporters during the visit, Trump expressed serious concern about the growing economic engagement between London and Beijing but did not provide detailed specifics on potential consequences for the U.K. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it\u2019s very dangerous for them to do that,\u201d Trump said when asked about the United Kingdom deepening ties with China. His remarks reflected Washington\u2019s broader scepticism toward closer Western commercial and strategic engagement with Beijing, even as Starmer was in China pursuing expanded cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer, the first British prime minister to visit China in eight years, had been working to reset relations with President Xi Jinping. The leaders announced several landmark agreements, including 30\u2011day visa\u2011free travel for British citizens in China and reduced tariffs on Scotch whisky, moves designed to boost trade and mutual investment. <\/p>\n<p>Starmer described the tone of his talks with Xi as \u201cvery warm and constructive\u201d and stressed that the United Kingdom had \u201ca huge amount to offer\u201d China in terms of business opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Starmer\u2019s efforts to balance economic goals with concerns about human rights and security, Trump\u2019s comments underscored ongoing tensions between the United States and its allies over China\u2019s role in global supply chains and economic systems. <\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials have long cautioned that deepening commercial ties with Beijing could expose Western economies to undue influence and create strategic vulnerabilities, a view Trump reiterated with his warning.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts say Trump\u2019s remarks reflect a broader trend in Washington to view China not only as a competitor but as a geopolitical rival whose growing influence could challenge U.S. leadership and that of its traditional allies. The warning to the U.K. was echoed in Trump\u2019s criticism of Canada for similarly expanding economic engagement with China.<\/p>\n<p>British officials, for their part, emphasized that the agreements reached with China are not part of a formal free\u2011trade pact but are intended to expand practical cooperation while safeguarding national interests. <\/p>\n<p>Starmer has sought to reassure both domestic critics and international partners that the U.K. is capable of fostering a \u201csophisticated\u201d relationship with China that includes frank discussions on security issues such as espionage and human rights, including concerns over the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-101264 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/image-1769750595548.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that it is \u201cvery dangerous\u201d for the United Kingdom to enter into business with China, comments that come as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wraps up a high\u2011profile visit to Beijing aimed at strengthening economic and diplomatic ties.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that it is \u201cvery dangerous\u201d for the United Kingdom to enter into business with China, comments that come as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wraps up a high\u2011profile visit to Beijing aimed at strengthening economic and diplomatic ties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000101263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[201],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-57014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-rania-umutoni"],"bylines":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"contributors":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"featured_image":{"id":2000101263,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image-1769750595548.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image-1769750595548.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image-1769750595548.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image-1769750595548.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image-1769750595548.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image-1769750595548.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000101263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57014"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=57014"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=57014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}