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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, met with Jonathan Powell, National Security Adviser to the British Prime Minister, in Beijing on Wednesday.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's visit to China marks the first official visit by a British prime minister to China in eight years, Wang Yi said.
He noted that as permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and the UK bear significant responsibility for peace and development throughout the world.
He also stressed that in a complex and unstable international environment, both sides must uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, strengthen dialogue and cooperation, jointly address challenges, and protect the international system, of which the UN is the core.
Jonathan Powell, in turn, stated that China is the world's second-largest economy and a major influential country. The lack of high-level contacts between the UK and China over many years is not in the interests of the people of both countries, he noted.
He said the UK hoped to use Prime Minister Starmer's visit as an opportunity to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with China at all levels and across various sectors, and to develop a more coherent and comprehensive strategic partnership.
The parties also exchanged views on international and regional issues of mutual interest, including the Ukrainian crisis. -0-
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