UK Parliament refers to Taiwan as ‘independent country’ as top diplomat visits China
climate change. “We are clear-eyed about the areas where we have fundamental disagreements with China and we raise those issues when we meet.
But I think it's important to also recognise that we have to have a pragmatic, sensible working relationship with China because of the issues that affect us all around the globe," he was quoted as saying. However, some conservatives hold the belief that the visit to China yields no advantages.
Various legislators, including former Prime Minister Liz Truss, have proposed that Beijing should be labeled a national security concern. “We should be robust towards China, but this looks the opposite," a lawmaker said.
After meeting China Vice President Han Zheng, James Cleverly said, “It is important that countries like ours meet and speak face to face on regular occasions to enhance understanding, to avoid misunderstanding and to address the challenges and differences of opinion that all countries have in bilateral relations." On the human rights concerns, James Cleverly said he will continue to raise it. “I have had a number of conversations with senior representatives of the Chinese government and I have raised human rights in every single one of those meetings, and I will continue to do so," he said.
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