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10.30.15
Xi’s State Visits As Seen on the Cover of ‘China Daily’
The state visits of Chinese Communist Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping to Washington, D.C. in September and London last week were both significant milestones in China’s long term “rejuvenation,” a key element in Xi’s vaunted notion...
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10.27.15Criticism of the UK’s New Approach to China Is Misplaced
Diplomat
Wait for some evidence before assuming that only bad can come from good relations.
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10.27.15Where Does Britain Draw the Line with Saudi Arabia and China?
Guardian
UK economy needs the cash flowing in, but politicians should be wary of throwing out all principle in favour of business.
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10.23.15China Hopes to See A United EU, Xi Tells Britain on Visit
Reuters
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Britain he wants to see a united European Union.
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10.21.15This Nuclear Power Deal With China Is One of the Maddest Ever Struck
Guardian
The grand kowtow continues its humiliating progress today, but beggars can’t be choosers.
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10.21.15Britain 'Sucking up' to China Is a National Humiliation, Says PM's Former Adviser
Guardian
Steve Hilton denounces lavish treatment of President Xi Jinping, saying UK should consider sanctions on China ‘not rolling out red carpet’.
Conversation
10.20.15
Britain: ‘China’s Best Partner in the West’?
This week, Xi Jinping is in Great Britain for a state visit, his first since assuming leadership of China nearly three years ago. Britain’s government under David Cameron has signaled—increasingly loudly in recent months—that it hopes to usher in a...
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10.19.15China and UK: Signs of a New 'Special Relationship?'
CNN
Does the UK have a new "special relationship?"
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06.23.14China’s Economic Power Buys British Silence on Human Rights
South China Morning Post
For Prime Minister David Cameron and the British government, Premier Li Keqiang’s recent visit could not have gone better. Diplomatic relations, which turned frosty following Cameron's meeting with the Dalai Lama in 2012, are back on track.
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04.14.14China Cancels Human Rights Dialogue with Britain
Guardian
Beijing accuses UK of using rights issues to interfere in its internal affairs and axes dialogue that resumed after diplomatic freeze over Dalai Lama