Photo: Screenshot of the video published by British Prime Minister Keir Starter on X on Saturday

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shared a video on social media platform X on Saturday summarizing his official visit to China. In the nearly two-minute clip, Starmer said “China is the second biggest economy in the world, there are great opportunities here, and we have to take those opportunities, always acting in our national interest.”

The post he released accompanying the video reads: "Four days, two cities, countless conversations: billions in exports and investment deals for Britain."

The video begins with quick flashes of several iconic locations from Starmer’s China visit, including the Forbidden City in Beijing and Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai. The first line of the video echoes his opening words from an earlier short clip: “Let’s go.” This simple phrase marks the start of Starmer’s visit.

In the video, Starmer briefly recaps his journey in China: his meetings with Chinese leader and officials; a visit to the Forbidden City; a tasting of local butterfly-shaped pastries; a stroll along the Bund in Shanghai; and attendance at a cultural exchange event, etc.

“This week I've been the first British Prime Minister to visit China for eight years,” he said, adding the visit started off in Beijing with dialogues with Chinese leader, where both sides spent time on “a consistent, long-term, comprehensive, and strategic partnership, with certainty, with ambition.” 

When Starmer mentioned the visit in the Forbidden City, he said, “We agreed to strengthen our relationship, open up more opportunities for our businesses, for our culture, and our sports.” 

As the camera shifted to Shanghai, Starmer said “this is where we really got to talk about another great British export, which is our culture, which is so popular here in China.” He said the British artists, students, the  Rosamund Pike (whose Chinese name is Pei Chunhua), who’s out there touring to the National Theatre, “will be flying a flag for some brilliant British exports like table tennis, Brompton, snooker, and jelly cats.”

In the conclusion of the video, Starmer highlighted the key achievements of the trip: “Wrapping up now and heading home. Really good bilateral, good wins for British business with half the tariffs on whiskey, a visa free travel, new agreement on services, and a real big opportunity.”

The final shot shows him stepping out of the car onto a red carpet, heading toward his plane for the return journey.

As of press time, the video had garnered more than 440,000 views on Starmer’s X account.

One netizen commented in English, “Strong trade like this fuels real prosperity and puts British families first.” 

A Chinese netizen remarked, “A wonderful testament to the power of dialogue and mutual trust, paving a solid path for deeper win-win collaboration ahead.”

On the Chinese edition of Global Times social media account, which also shared the video, one net user wrote, “China welcomes every friend.” 

Another said, “Cooperation and mutually beneficial partnership will bring prosperity to the people of both countries!”