Can Starmer get Xi on side? | Musk's brain chip trial
Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
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🗓️ 29 January 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Sir Keir Starmer says he wants a more sophisticated relationship with China. However, the Chinese leader Xi Jinping has acknowledged that there have been twists and turns in UK-China ties but admitted that engagement is "unavoidable".
The Prime Minister is on a three-day visit to the country - the first time a British prime minister has been to China in eight years.
Tensions continue to escalate between the US and Iran after a warning from President Trump that time is running out for a nuclear deal.
Plus, a man paralysed in an accident is given new hope after being given Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant. Sebastian Gomez-Pena, one of seven people fitted with the chip in the UK trial, can now control a laptop simply by thinking, despite being paralysed from the neck down.
Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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| 0:39.3 | I've long been clear that the UK and China need a long-term, consistent and comprehensive, strategic partnership. |
| 0:53.3 | Sir Kirstama has had his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he looks to build |
| 0:58.1 | a, quote, more sophisticated relationship. |
| 1:01.3 | Trump warned that time is running out for Iran as the US military moves into the Gulf. |
| 1:08.5 | Hello, you're listening to Cheekshet on Thursday the 29th of January. |
| 1:12.8 | I'm Wilfred Frost. |
| 1:13.8 | I'm at Sophie Ridge. |
| 1:14.6 | We've also got this incredible story about a brain chip implant, giving new hope to a man paralyzed by an accident. |
| 1:22.2 | And it's all being developed by Elon Musk. |
| 1:25.1 | So Kirstam, obviously, is in Beijing for this very high profile bilateral with Chinese delegates, |
| 1:31.8 | including Xi Jinping. |
| 1:32.7 | He said China's a vital player on the global stage. |
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