"Your visit this time has drawn a lot of attention. Sometimes good things take time. As long as it is the right thing that serves the fundamental interests of the country and the people, then as leaders we should not shy away from difficulties and we should press ahead. As long as we take a broad perspective, rise above differences and respect each other, then we will prove ourselves able to stand the test of history."
"Range far your eye over long distances."
Xi Jinping encouraged a more consistent UK-China relationship and urged leaders to rise above differences to serve national interests. Keir Starmer made the first visit by a British prime minister to China in eight years and said the trip aimed to bring stability and clarity after years of inconsistency. UK concerns include reported Chinese spying, human rights abuses, and security precautions by the travelling delegation. Conservative critic Kemi Badenoch publicly questioned the visit. Xi acknowledged that bilateral ties had experienced twists and turns that served neither country and linked cooperation to wider global stability amid international tensions.
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