Sam Olsen
Runs the States of Play substack and writes on politics and geopolitics, offering analysis of the UK's strategic positioning between the US and China.
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Jan 31, 2026 • 17min
Coffee House Shots: what should the UK's relationship with China be?
Sam Olsen, who writes on politics and geopolitics at States of Play, and Cindy Yu, a Times columnist on UK–China relations, debate Starmer’s quiet China trip. They cover US-UK balancing, trade and supply-chain dependence, China’s leverage over critical materials, lifted sanctions and diplomatic signals, and how foreign policy ties back to domestic politics.
