Xin Weicheng is worried if China is softening
The new statement made the outside world pay attention to whether it represents Xin Weicheng’s softening of stance on China. News site Politico reported that after Xin Weicheng called China a “systemic challenge,” he immediately added that China “is undoubtedly the greatest national threat to our economic security.” Xin Weicheng also stressed that his views on China are similar to those of allies, including the United States, saying he hopes to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Britain will continue to speak out on human rights issues in Hong Kong and Xinjiang
When the British prime minister’s office initially issued a statement about the meeting, it said Xin Weicheng would raise the importance of maintaining a candid and constructive relationship between the UK and China and urged China to use its international status to resolve geopolitical tensions. on human rights issues in Xinjiang. And it is not possible to solve global challenges without China’s participation.
In the end, Xin Weicheng and Xi Jinping did not meet to “break the situation”, and face-to-face talks between the leaders of China and the United Kingdom date back to February 2018, when then British Prime Minister Theresa May visited China. Subsequently, relations between the two countries froze and Theresa May’s successor Boris Johnson had a phone call with Xi in March last year.
