UK prime minister was condemned by Iain Duncan Smith, who is on Beijing’s sanctions list
Keir Starmer and Xi Jinping. The UK prime minister reiterated the importance of building back bridges with China for the sake of economic growth.Keir Starmer and Xi Jinping. The UK prime minister reiterated the importance of building back bridges with China for the sake of economic growth.Keir Starmer has twice declined to directly condemn the jailing of dozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures, less than 24 hours after meeting China’s president at the G20 summit.
Those jailed are among 47 people, known as the Hong Kong 47, who were charged in 2021 under the national security law. Starmer raised the issue of the jailed media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai withAsked if he could condemn the protests or needed to bite his tongue to prioritise the economic partnership, Starmer said: “Well, we want that close economic partnership, and China is the second biggest economy in the world, and therefore, I see that as an area where we can cooperate.
Starmer also said in his opening address that he would always keep communications open with China, saying: “The lesson of history is the more we are able to deal with problems, the world is safer when leaders talk.”leader had earlier been asked to comment on the prison sentences in an interview with the BBC but declined to do so.
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