Mr Lammy later wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the UK continues to challenge China, adding: “From Jimmy Lai’s imprisonment, to human rights, Hong Kong, unwarranted sanctions on UK parliamentarians and more.”.
The Prime Minister “reiterated that the UK will always engage frankly on the areas where our views differ as part of the stable and regular engagement this Government is committed to maintaining with China”, No 10 said.
But the Foreign Secretary also addressed British concerns about China, adding: “We will also discuss issues where the UK and China do not always see eye-to-eye.
As Mr Lammy welcomed his counterpart to the Foreign Office, he said the UK and China’s relationship should be “consistent, strategic and in both of our countries’ long-term interests”.
David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, welcomed his counterpart to London on Thursday as the Government seeks a warmer relationship with Beijing in order to drive investment into the UK.
