Chinese Ambassador to the UK: Stable and healthy Sino-British relations are in the common interests of both countries

　　China News Agency, London, September 28 (Reporter Zhang Ping) Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, stated on the 28th that a stable and healthy Sino-British relationship is not only in the common interests of China and Britain, but also conducive to world peace and prosperity.

　　At the online reception celebrating the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China held by the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom on the same day, Liu Xiaoming delivered a speech entitled "Towards the Future, Hand in Hand".

Liu Xiaoming said that China and Britain are both permanent members of the UN Security Council and large countries with global influence. A stable and healthy Sino-British relationship is not only in the common interests of China and Britain, but also conducive to world peace and prosperity.

We have a thousand reasons to develop Sino-British relations, and there is no reason to ruin Sino-British relations.

　　Liu Xiaoming stated in his speech that China and Britain should adhere to three crucial principles: one is to uphold mutual respect and trust, and to maintain the political foundation of Sino-British relations; the other is to adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results, and to expand the convergence of interests between China and the UK; , Grasp the correct direction of Sino-British relations.

　　Liu Xiaoming believes that China and the UK should adhere to a historical and strategic perspective, focus on the fundamental interests of the two countries, respect each other, treat each other as equals, treat each other as opportunities and partners rather than threats and opponents, strengthen strategic communication and enhance political mutual trust.

　　Liu Xiaoming pointed out that in the "post-epidemic era" and "post-Brexit era", China and the UK have great potential for cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, finance, technology, education, and health care. They are maintaining multilateralism, promoting free trade, and tackling climate change. There are broad prospects for cooperation in such areas as global challenges.

Both sides should seize the opportunity, strengthen the docking of development strategies, give play to their respective advantages, promote better connectivity between the markets and resources of both sides, and enlarge and strengthen the pie of common interests so that the people of both sides can truly benefit from it.

　　Liu Xiaoming said that China and Britain should always remain rational and mature, stand on the right side of history, resist the so-called "new cold war" and "decoupling" arguments, reduce and eliminate the "cognitive deficit" and "trust deficit" through communication and dialogue, and continue to accumulate And expand consensus, overcome current difficulties as soon as possible, push bilateral relations back on track, and better benefit the two countries and the world.

　　Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Development Dudridge, Lord Howell, Member of the Upper House of the British Parliament, Lord Sassoon, Member of the Upper House of the British Parliament and Honorary Chairman of the China-Britain Business Association, Logan, Vice Chairman of the Cross-Party China Group of the British Parliament, the British Government “One Belt One Road” "Special envoy Sir Fan Zhilian and other people from the British government, parliament, business, science, education, culture, media, etc., envoys and diplomats from various countries in the UK, as well as representatives of Chinese and overseas Chinese in the UK, overseas students and Chinese-funded institutions attended the meeting through a connection. reception.

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