China News Agency, London, July 22 (Reporter Zhang Ping) Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, stated on the 22nd that if the United Kingdom chooses to “decouple” from China, it will decouple from opportunities, growth, and the future.
At the online “Symposium on Chinese-funded Enterprises in the UK” held by the Chinese Embassy in the UK that day, Liu Xiaoming stated that in the “post-Brexit era” and “post-epidemic era”, the UK must build a “global Britain”. Can not do without China. If the UK chooses to "decouple" from China, it will be decoupled from opportunity, decoupled from growth, and decoupled from the future.
Liu Xiaoming pointed out that even in the current situation of difficulties in Sino-British relations, the British government has to admit that it must maintain a constructive relationship with China. The mainstream of British society, especially the business community, still hopes to deepen cooperation with China. China and the UK have strong economic complementarities, deep integration of interests and wide areas of cooperation, and long-term development is still promising.
Liu Xiaoming said that the friendship between the Chinese and British peoples is profound. Recently, the Chinese Embassy, including him, has received a large number of letters from British people every day expressing their anger towards anti-China forces and their support for Sino-British relations. This is where the foundation and strength of China-UK relations lie.
At the symposium, Liu Xiaoming pointed out that in the recent period, Britain has committed the “two major mistakes” of “serious violation of the basic norms of international relations and serious mistakes in its perception of China and strategic positioning.” This has led to a sharp decline in Sino-British relations. A series of worrying difficulties and setbacks.
Liu Xiaoming hopes that Chinese-funded enterprises in the UK will "strengthen their confidence in the country, in their own strength, and in the friendship between the Chinese and British people and the long-term development of China-UK economic and trade cooperation." Chinese-funded enterprises in the UK are the stabilizers, boosters and speakers for the development of China-UK relations. He hopes that everyone will continue to tell the "China Story" and the "Sino-British Cooperation and Win-Win" story with practical actions, and strive for more understanding and support; at the same time, continue to fully communicate with British partners, business customers, and the community to maintain good The cooperative relationship has intensively cultivated the future of China-UK relations. (Finish)