As Starmer wraps up his Beijing love-in with Xi Jinping, the Department for Business and Trade is busy slapping anti-dumping measures on Chinese imports. Square that circle…
On the same day Starmer touched down in China, DBT quietly published a notice extending anti-dumping duties on wire rod products originating from China – extra tariffs on goods judged to be sold below “normal value”. In other words, goods that are too cheap and too damaging for British industry…
So while the Business department were back home were warning about unfair Chinese trade practices, Starmer was posing for photos in Beijing. And so far the most notable achievement of his trip was being gifted a Labubu doll for his kids…
