U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Brazil, the first meeting between the leaders of the two countries in six years, signaling hopes of a reset after years of heightened tensions.
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00:00A rare meeting, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese President Xi Jinping come together
00:07at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
00:10Starmer is the first UK prime minister to meet the Chinese president in six years.
00:15Xi and Starmer, who was elected in July, both emphasized the need for a strong relationship
00:19and broader collaboration between the UK and China, a significant turning point after years
00:24of heightened tensions.
00:25We want our relations to be consistent, durable, respectful, and we want to have a strong relationship
00:32with China.
00:33We want to have a strong relationship with China, and we want to have a strong relationship
00:42with the UK.
00:43We want to have a strong relationship with China, and we want to have a strong relationship
00:49with the UK.
00:50To be consistent, durable, respectful, as we have agreed, avoid surprises where possible,
01:00and strengthen dialogue should provide stronger understanding.
01:05Starmer is promising to work together with China on areas like trade and climate change,
01:10topics also high on the agenda at the G20 Summit in Brazil.
01:14This year, the world's leading economies issued a joint statement, calling for more humanitarian
01:19assistance in Gaza, cooperation on climate change and global poverty, and a reform of
01:24the U.N. Security Council.
01:25They've also announced a new global alliance to combat poverty and eradicate hunger.
01:30It is up to those who are present at this table to end this blade that shames humanity.
01:40Therefore, we set as the central goal of the Brazilian presidency at the G20 the launch
01:47of a global alliance against hunger and poverty.
01:51China used the summit to emphasize its dedication to supporting developing countries, with Xi
01:56announcing measures designed to help the global south, including launching an initiative to
02:00help countries access innovative science and technology.
02:03But the summit was overshadowed by uncertainty over how U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's
02:08policies will affect these goals, with U.S. President Joe Biden leaving office in about two months.
02:13This is my last G20 summit. We've made progress together, but I urge you to keep going.
02:19I'm sure you will, regardless of my origin or not.
02:22Biden also making a plea to world leaders to continue supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia
02:28in the last appearance he'll make as president with so many leaders on the global stage.
02:33James Lynn and Keynes Coranta for Talon Plus.