BEIJING: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet his counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday (Oct 18) to "challenge" China on sensitive issues like Russia's war in Ukraine, as the two countries seek to rebuild frayed ties.
Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and Britain 's Foreign Secretary David Lammy shake hands before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct 18, 2024. BEIJING: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet his counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday to"challenge" China on sensitive issues like Russia's war in Ukraine , as the two countries seek to rebuild frayed ties.
Photos showed Lammy receiving a red-carpet welcome and shaking hands with Ding at Beijing's opulent Great Hall of the People on Friday morning. In a statement on Thursday, Downing Street acknowledged that London and Beijing had"significant differences" and said Britain would"challenge China where we need to".
"The long-term stable development of bilateral relations accords with the common interests of both countries," spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday. Much has changed since then, with Britain's criticism of China on human rights issues prompting sharp rebukes from Beijing. Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the financial hub in 2020, snuffing out months of pro-democracy protests there.
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