Telephone interview between Xi Jinping and Boris Johnson

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson by telephone on Friday.

Xi said that mutual trust is the basis for Sino-British relations to achieve solid development, it is important to understand the prerequisites and properly manage differences.

China, Xi said, looks at China-UK relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, and expects the UK to respect the facts and understand China’s development path and system in a comprehensive and objective way from a far-reaching perspective.

As the COVID-19 pandemic sees twists and turns and the global economy faces a dismal recovery, China-UK relations face both opportunities and challenges, the head of government also noted. Chinese state.

China and the United Kingdom, as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the world’s major economies, must maintain fluid communication, strengthen cooperation and improve governance, helping to defeat the pandemic as quickly as possible Global growth and prosperity for the whole world, he added.

Noting that next year marks the 50th anniversary of Sino-British diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level, Xi said that both countries should take advantage of this opportunity, face the challenges and ensure the continued and stable progress of their relations. should work together.

According to the Chinese President, the increase in bilateral trade and investment despite the impact of the pandemic has once again proved that Sino-British cooperation is mutually beneficial.

China, he continued, urges the UK to export more high-quality products to China and expand cooperation in areas such as healthcare, green development, the digital economy, finance and innovation.

Expressing hope that London would treat Chinese companies in a fair, equitable and non-discriminatory manner, he said Beijing, for its part, would facilitate the cooperation of British companies in China.

Xi also suggested that the two countries use the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics to deepen sports cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.

China and Britain should practice true multilateralism, he said, adding that China is in favor of joining Britain’s global development initiative and speeding up the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Xi also recalled that China has announced its goal of increasing carbon dioxide emissions and achieving carbon neutrality, and has proposed a series of concrete measures to increase its nationally determined contribution, which means There is widespread and far-reaching economic and social change, which must occur in a systematic fashion and require considerable effort.

He said China is committed to accelerating green and low-carbon development, as it has always kept its promises.

China supports the UK in its role as host of the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26), upholding the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and calling upon all countries their Promotes to translate great ambitions. Concrete action, he concluded.

For his part, Boris Johnson said that he attaches great importance to the relationship between the two countries and agrees with Xi Jinping’s views on the development of bilateral relations.

He said the UK and China have a consensus and interest on many important issues such as global public health, global economic recovery, the Iranian nuclear dossier and the fight against terrorism. Johnson said that the two countries should strengthen open dialogue and friendly cooperation.

Prime Minister Johnson said the UK stands ready to deepen cooperation with China in areas such as the economy, trade, education and clean energy, encourages Chinese companies to come and invest and collaborate, and give them an open The business environment is ready to offer.

In addition, he said, Britain is also willing to make joint efforts with China to achieve further development of bilateral relations.

Mr. Johnson congratulated China for successfully hosting the first phase of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in Kunming.

London looks forward to working with Beijing to maintain close communication on global climate change and biodiversity conservation, and to promote the world’s balanced and sustainable development.

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