Analysis: Constrained by internal and external factors, China-UK relations are unlikely to return to a "golden era"

Amid strains in the UK-US relationship, Chinese and British leaders met in Beijing and signed a series of agreements, as London seeks strategic balance between Beijing and Washington. Analysts say domestic political pressures and external constraints make a return to a past “golden era” unlikely, with NTU’s Assoc Prof Dylan Loh noting that Starmer’s visit is instead aimed at pragmatic “normalisation” of ties under current realities.

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