Analysis: China ’s unwilling to worsen the diplomatic relations between the Consul Ge

British Foreign Minister Cleverly said that no one of the six would be disappointed in the face of judicial procedures."Nevertheless, those who are shameful in Manchester are no longer, or they will no longer be the consular staff stationed in the UK. This is correct."

Lin Huizhi reports

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The protests outside the Chinese Consulate General in the United Kingdom were beaten two months after the protests outside the Hall of Manchester, and two consuls, including Zheng Xiyuan, the Consul General of Manchester City, recalled the Consul General of Manchester City.Interviewed scholars believe that this shows that China does not want diplomatic relations between the two countries to continue to deteriorate due to the incident.

British Foreign Minister James Cleverly said on Wednesday (December 14) in a video released by Twitter that Britain asked China to abandon six diplomacy of officials involved before December 14Exemption so that the police can interrogate.He said that the British clearly stated that he hoped that the consulate would "take action", and these officials had left Britain before the deadline.

According to a British Broadcasting Corporation, Cleverly added in a written statement written to the House of Representatives that he was disappointed in the judicial procedure of none of the six people above."Nevertheless, those who are shameful in Manchester are no longer, or they will no longer be the consular staff stationed in the UK. This is correct."

On the opening day of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (October 16), dozens of Hong Kong people living in the UK protested at the door of the Chinese Consulate General in Manchester.

During the period, several protesters had physical conflicts with consulate personnel, and one of the demonstrators claimed to be dragged into the consulate and was beaten.The Manchester police subsequently filed a case investigation, and the incident quickly upgraded into a diplomatic storm.

Cleverly described that the Chinese government's withdrawal from officials including Zheng Xiyuan, including the Consul General, "responded to our request."

China claims that the Consul General's term has been full and returned to the country.

However, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the UK responded in the form of answering reporters on Wednesday: "The term of the Chinese Consul General in Manchester has been full, and it has been transferred to China not long ago. This is the normal personnel rotation of China." The spokesman also criticized the British government "not only did not fulfill the international law obligations that protect the Chinese Consulate General and the safety and dignity of the safety and dignity of the personnel, but also favored the" Hong Kong independence "thugs after the incident."Chinese Consulate General".

Li Mingjiang, an associate professor at the Nanyang University of Science and Technology, Singapore Nanyang University of Technology, said in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that Chinese recall consular officers means that Beijing realizes that they are inappropriate when they are inappropriate when dealing with the protests.To avoid further upgrading of the event. "

Li Mingjiang believes that this is the more acceptable posture and solution in the UK, and this storm is basically a turning point, which will not have a negative impact on bilateral relations.

Scholars: Chinese handling method reflects the trend of correction and adjustment of foreign policy

The director of the EU Research Center of Renmin University of China and Wang Yili, the lecturer of the EU "Moane", also agreed that China hopes that the event is small, and the actions of recalling diplomats are "a kind of correction of timely stop loss."

He explained that regardless of the results of the investigation, the beating incident undoubtedly had a negative impact on China's diplomatic image, and recalling diplomats was actually a disguised punishment.

Li Mingjiang also believes that the way China dealt with this storm reflects the trend of trying to ease the tension with Western countries and modify and adjust foreign policy in recent months.Wang Yili also pointed out that China is trying to get rid of the "Wolf Diplomacy" hat that was deducted from Western public opinion.He said: "Chinese diplomacy still emphasizes the development of reasonable, favorable, and fierce struggles, but it is not a blind fighting or a shirtlessness in person."