Sir Keir Starmer has told China’s President Xi Jinping he hopes they can have “open, frank and honest” talks about areas of disagreement, in the first official call between the two.The call was also the first between Mr Xi and a British prime minister since he spoke to Boris Johnson in March 2022. The two leaders discussed potential areas of co-operation, including on trade, the economy and education, a No 10 spokesperson said. “As permanent members of the UN Security Council, the leaders agreed on the importance of close working in areas, such as climate change and global security,” they added. “The leaders also agreed on the need for a stable and consistent UK-China relationship, including dialogue between their respective foreign and domestic ministers.”China’s embassy in the UK said President Xi congratulated Sir Keir on taking office, and said the two countries needed to “view their relations from a long-term and strategic perspective”.In a statement, it added: “China is committed to building a great country and achieving national rejuvenation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernisation, and follows a path of peaceful development.”It is hoped that the UK will view China in an objective and rational manner.”Foreign Secretary David Lammy met Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathering in Laos last month.He urged China to stop its companies supporting Russia’s war effort, and stressed the UK’s “ironclad” commitment to backing Ukraine. Sir Keir’s conve …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnSir Keir Starmer has told China’s President Xi Jinping he hopes they can have “open, frank and honest” talks about areas of disagreement, in the first official call between the two.The call was also the first between Mr Xi and a British prime minister since he spoke to Boris Johnson in March 2022. The two leaders discussed potential areas of co-operation, including on trade, the economy and education, a No 10 spokesperson said. “As permanent members of the UN Security Council, the leaders agreed on the importance of close working in areas, such as climate change and global security,” they added. “The leaders also agreed on the need for a stable and consistent UK-China relationship, including dialogue between their respective foreign and domestic ministers.”China’s embassy in the UK said President Xi congratulated Sir Keir on taking office, and said the two countries needed to “view their relations from a long-term and strategic perspective”.In a statement, it added: “China is committed to building a great country and achieving national rejuvenation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernisation, and follows a path of peaceful development.”It is hoped that the UK will view China in an objective and rational manner.”Foreign Secretary David Lammy met Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathering in Laos last month.He urged China to stop its companies supporting Russia’s war effort, and stressed the UK’s “ironclad” commitment to backing Ukraine. Sir Keir’s conve …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
