He Lifeng Meets with UK Chancellor Reeves; China Urges the UK to Stop Hyping the 'China Threat' Theory

China's lead representative for the China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, met with the UK's lead representative, UK Chancellor Reeves, on the 9th in London. They had in-depth exchanges on China-UK economic and financial cooperation and issues of mutual concern. Meanwhile, in Beijing, the Ministry of National Defense urged the UK to stop hyping the so-called 'China threat' theory.

According to Xinhua News Agency, He Lifeng, who is leading a delegation in the UK for the inaugural China-US trade talks mechanism meeting with US Treasury Secretary Bessant, said during his meeting with Reeves on Monday that both China and the UK should work together to implement the important consensus reached between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Starmer. They should promote the implementation of the outcomes of the China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue, further deepen exchanges and cooperation in all fields of economy and finance, promote mutual benefit and win-win results, and maintain the healthy and stable development of China-UK economic relations.

Reeves stated that the UK highly values cooperation with China and is willing to strengthen communication with China to effectively implement the outcomes of the China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue to inject new momentum into China-UK economic cooperation.

On the same day in Beijing, regarding the UK's recent release of the 'Strategic Defense Review' report, which states that China is dominant in the Indo-Pacific region and poses a challenge, the Ministry of National Defense responded that China insists on taking the path of peaceful development. China's development brings opportunities to all countries, not challenges. It hopes the UK will correct its perception of China, respect objective facts, view China's and the Chinese military's development rationally, and stop hyping the so-called 'China threat.'