The British government said that the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sonak will meet with Chinese officials on Wednesday (November 16) in Bali, Indonesia.If a bilateral meeting is achieved, Sunak will be the first British leader to meet with Chinese officials in the past five years.
Comprehensive Agence France -Presse and Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that Tangning Street, UK said in a statement that Sonak would urge the establishment of a "frank and constructive" relationship between the two countries during the meeting.
Statement stated: "Beijing's policy leadership intends to reshape international order", and also said that "China has brought long -term and systematic challenges."
However, Sunak's cabinet still wants to meet with Chinese officials.In an interview with Sky News (Sky News), Sunak said that if countries want to solve global challenges such as public health, the Russian and Ukraine War, repairing global economy, and climate change, they must talk to China as a solution to theseChallenge efforts.
If this bilateral meeting is realized, it will be the first meeting since February 2018.At that time, the then Prime Minister Tresa May met with the official Chinese official.Mei Johnson also talked with Chinese officials last March.
However, Bloomberg reported that Sunak's bilateral meetings with Chinese officials may angered some members of the Conservative Party.Former British Cabinet Minister Iain Duncan Smith is worried that Sunak and Chinese official meetings will be considered by China as a manifestation of weakness.This was the case in the 1930s, and it will be like this now. "
Bob Sely said that although the United Kingdom and China need dialogue, "we cannot normalize bilateral relations."
But the Conservative Chairman of the House of Foreign Affairs, Alicia Kearns, believes that Britain cannot simply cut off communication channels with China, and Britain must work hard to create room for dialogue, challenges and cooperation.
Sunak attended the Journalist of the G20 Leadership Summit in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, in an interview with reporters who did not rule out the possibility of transporting weapons to Taiwan. It also emphasized that Britain is ready to support Taiwan at any time.