🌐 In a call that could reshape the future of China-Britain relations, President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chatted it up on Friday! 📞✨
President Xi emphasized China's willingness to maintain exchanges at all levels with the British side, pushing for a relationship that's not just stable but also far-reaching. He highlighted the importance of both nations being heavyweight players on the global stage—both permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and major economies. Talk about power duo goals! 💪🌏
\"We should remain firm as partners, strengthen dialogue and cooperation, and benefit our countries and the world through stable and mutually beneficial China-Britain relations,\" Xi noted.
He also expressed China's readiness to engage in equal dialogue with Britain based on mutual respect. The agenda? Enhancing mutual understanding and trust, making mutual benefit and win-win the main vibe of their relations. 🎯🤝
President Xi proposed strengthening synergy in development strategies with Britain, expanding cooperation in finance, green economy, and artificial intelligence, and deepening people-to-people exchanges. Sounds like a plan for the future! 🚀🌳🤖
On the other side of the call, Prime Minister Starmer echoed the sentiment, saying that developing a closer cooperative relationship between Britain and China is in the long-term interests of both sides.
\"Strengthening cooperation in fields like economy, trade, finance, education, clean energy, medicine, and health will help promote our respective development and tackle global challenges like climate change,\" Starmer mentioned. 🌍🔥
The British side hopes to ramp up contact and dialogue with China at all levels and in all fields, promoting practical cooperation and institutional exchanges to achieve positive results. The goal? Developing long-term, stable, and strategic Britain-China relations in the spirit of mutual respect. 🙌🇨🇳🇬🇧
Starmer also reiterated Britain's stance on adhering to the one-China policy remains unchanged. He expressed readiness to maintain communication with China on major global and regional issues to contribute to world peace and stability. ✌️🕊️
President Xi appreciated the British side's desire to enhance contact and dialogue, expressing China's willingness to join hands in promoting world peace and development. 🌟🤲
(With input from Xinhua)
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President Xi calls for stable and far-reaching China-Britain ties
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