British and Chinese leaders were scheduled to meet for the first five years on Wednesday (November 16), but they were temporarily canceled due to "schedule".
The official British official announced on Tuesday that the new Prime Minister Sonak was scheduled to meet with Chinese officials during the Twenty Group (G20) summit held in Bali, Indonesia.
According to Reuters, the meeting was scheduled to be held on Wednesday afternoon, but the British Prime Minister's Office temporarily announced on the afternoon that the meeting was canceled due to the "schedule" reasons.
Jessica Elgot, deputy political editor of the British Guardian, posted in Twitter that the Polish explosion emergency meeting on Wednesday morning gave leaders to leaders "time pressure".
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a routine press conference on Wednesday that "there is no news that can be provided at present."She emphasized that China is committed to promoting the healthy and stable development of Sino -British relations on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, and hopes that Britain will do with China.
After the former British Prime Minister Theresa May visited China in 2018, Sino -British leaders met in a face -to -face meeting.Britain changed three prime ministers after Slaesa May stepped down in 2019. Only Johnson had a official call with Chinese officials, and the last time was in March this year.
Sunak is regarded as a "pragmatic faction" to China. The outside world originally believed that the meeting was an opportunity for Sino -British to alleviate bilateral relations.The British Prime Minister's Office announced in a statement in a statement that Sino -British leaders met that Sunak sought to establish a "frank and constructive relationship" with China.
The plan for the meeting of Sino -British leaders has caused criticism from some Congress in the United Kingdom.
