British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley said the country should continue to engage with China, as cutting ties would hurt the UK itself. He said this in an interview he gave to the newspaper. Guard.
“It (China) has an incredibly important role to play in environmental and economic issues, and so we must engage with China closely and regularly – and therefore we will – because not doing so would be very, very, very counterproductive.”, – said.
He noted that severing ties with Beijing “is not in anyone’s interest”. As such, he interpreted the statements of a number of hawks in the ruling Conservative Party in the UK, who advocated a tougher approach to China.
Earlier, Reuters columnists Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper argued that the increase in exports of technology used in submarine construction from Britain to Taiwan could be adversely affected. to influence About the relations between London and Beijing.
Prior to that, The Times reported that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans Use the coronation of the country’s king, Charles III, to improve relations with China. London hopes the coronation, which will be attended by many top politicians from around the world, will create an opportunity for negotiations with the Chinese government.