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Let's be clear, there are values, areas where the UK Government and our cultural approach will be different to China's and there are important areas of national security where we will always put the UK's national interests first,
I've been speaking to British industry and it's important to remember that 95% of that business is not in areas that pertains to national security,
Lammy said in an interview Hong Kong, areas like Taiwan, areas like human rights in Xinjiang, we were able to have those conversations and raise difficult, challenging issues."
The UK is to take a stable, consistent and pragmatic approach to China, with engagement vital between two global players,
said a UK foreign office press release ahead of Lammy and Wang Yi's meeting on Friday The meeting was constructive across the full breadth of the bilateral relationship, from areas of pragmatic cooperation to issues of contention,
the British foreign office said in its statement Friday, The Foreign Secretary urged Wang Yi to take all measures to investigate and to prevent Chinese companies from supplying Russia’s military,
China-Britain relations ... now stand at a new starting point,
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a meeting with his counterpart at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing A visit to China, a country that regularly seeks to subvert, manipulate or ignore these legal frameworks, will certainly test that ambition,
The government is] embarking on a naïve attempt to suck up to China in which our own industrial interests will get trampled as we pursue an illusory dream of a special relationship with a superpower that is hostile to us.
And colleague Neil O'Brien, one of the MPs officially sanctioned by China, added UK diplomatic efforts with China will be one of serious, stable and pragmatic re-engagement across the full spectrum of government, prioritising the UK's national interests
In a press release ahead of the visit, the Foreign Office said We will co-operate where we can as permanent members of the UN Security Council, on issues such as net zero and health and trade
Setting out his wider approach to China, Sir Keir said Stability in the Taiwan Strait is in all of our interests.
At Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, he said The long-term stable development of bilateral relations accords with the common interests of both countries,
spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday We will continue to challenge China on issues that are in the U.K.’s national interest … whilst also seeking to build a pragmatic and strategic approach with China, looking for areas of cooperation where they exist.”
Keir Starmer’s official spokesperson told journalists Thursday From stopping Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, to supporting a global green transition, we must speak often and candidly across both areas of contention as well as areas for cooperation in the U.K.’s national interest,
Lammy was quoted as saying in a Foreign Office news release China is willing to work with all countries,, including the UK, to seek peace for the world and pursue development for mankind,
Wang was quoted as saying Labour swore they'd declare a genocide and take it to legal courts internationally for a determination
Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Alicia Kearns told the Mail