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James Cleverly

Inserted 1 year ago

“No country could shield itself from the repercussions [of a conflict over Taiwan]. Distance would offer no protection from this catastrophic blow to the global economy - and least China's most of all. I shudder to contemplate the human and financial ruin that would follow. It's essential that no party takes unilateral action to change the status quo.”

Aljazeera

British Foreign Secretary

25 Apr 2023 2 2

Shi Yi

Inserted 2 years ago

“The UK's ill-intentioned actions undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and expose its opportunistic mentality. We remain on high alert and resolutely counter all threats and provocations.”

Globaltimes

Chinese Senior Colonel and spokesperson of the Eastern Theater Command

27 Sep 2021 4 3

Lijian Zhao

Inserted 2 years ago

“The nuclear submarine cooperation between the US, the UK and Australia has seriously undermined regional peace and stability, intensified the arms race and undermined international non-proliferation efforts. The export of highly sensitive nuclear submarine technology to Australia by the US and the UK proves once again that they are using nuclear exports as a tool for geopolitical game and adopting double standards. This is extremely irresponsible. As a non-nuclear weapon state under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and a party to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone (SPNFZ) Treaty, known as the Treaty of Rarotonga, Australia is now introducing nuclear submarine technology of strategic and military value. The international community, including Australia's neighboring countries, has full reason to question whether Australia is serious about fulfilling its nuclear non-proliferation commitments. China will pay close attention to the development of the relevant situation.”

Fmprc

Spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry

16 Sep 2021 13 5

Chen Xu

Inserted 2 years ago

“The US, UK, Australia and other countries must be held accountable for the violation of human rights committed by their military in Afghanistan and the evolution of this current session should cover this issue. Under the banner of democracy and human rights the US and other countries carry out military interventions in other sovereign states and impose their own model on countries with vastly different history and culture.”

Swissinfo

China’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva

24 Aug 2021 8 5

Ben Wallace

Inserted 2 years ago

“It's no secret that China shadows and challenges ships transiting international waters on very legitimate routes. We will respect China and we hope that China respects us. We will sail where international law allows.”

Aljazeera

UK Secretary of State for Defence

20 Jul 2021 1 4

Boris Johnson

Inserted 3 years ago

“This morning I spoke with some of those who have been shining a light on the gross human rights violations being perpetrated against Uyghur Muslims. I stand firmly with them and the other British citizens sanctioned by China.”

Politico

UK Prime Minister

27 Mar 2021 3 2

Xiang Lu

Inserted 3 years ago

“If the US and other Western countries decide to inflict greater and more substantial damage to Hong Kong or even China, such as totally destroying Hong Kong's status as an international financial center, they should be prepared to abandon a huge number of interests related to the city as such sanctions on trade or finance would just be like a nuclear attack triggering mutual assured destruction economically and financially. The US and UK are different from other Western countries and major EU members like France and Germany on this matter, because China's latest move did create huge losses for the US and UK in Hong Kong. Behind the pretext of 'democracy', the real reason why Washington and London are extremely anxious at this moment is that "their long-lasting plan and huge amount of input in Hong Kong - to breed pro-West proxies or opposition parties to gain political power through the problematic election system - is totally doomed. Other G7 members or major EU powers don't share their pain, so not every Western country desires to escalate their confrontation with China on Hong Kong, so the 'long fight' with the West on Hong Kong is, in fact, mainly with the US and the UK.”

Globaltimes

Specialist on US affairs at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

14 Mar 2021 9 9

Dominic Raab

Inserted 3 years ago

“Beijing's decision to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong's electoral system constitutes a further clear breach of the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration. The Chinese authorities' continued action means I must now report that the UK considers Beijing to be in a state of ongoing noncompliance with the joint declaration - a demonstration of the growing gulf between Beijing's promises and its actions. The UK will continue to stand up for the people of Hong Kong. China must act in accordance with its legal obligations and respect fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong.”

Taipeitimes

UK foreign minister

13 Mar 2021 3 3

Ed Davey

Inserted 3 years ago

“Such an action [the imposition of sanctions that the editor of the Global Times tweets saying that China will take against any country which boycotts the Winter Olympic games] would be an act of international bullying, and immensely damaging to China's standing in the world. I urge you to clarify immediately the position of the Chinese government on this sanctions threat. It is why I believe Britain and our athletes must not take part in the Winter Olympics in China. If we did, knowing what we know, our presence would be seen as cover for a Chinese government committing genocide against its own people. No country wants to pull their athletes out of such major international sporting occasions, but we cannot compromise when it comes to crimes of this nature.”

Theguardian

UK politician - Leader of the Liberal Democrats

15 Feb 2021 3 2

Dominic Raab

Inserted 3 years ago

“China's decision to ban BBC World News in mainland China is an unacceptable curtailing of media freedom. China has some of the most severe restrictions on media & internet freedoms across the globe, & this latest step will only damage China's reputation in the eyes of the world.”

Aljazeera

UK foreign minister

11 Feb 2021 3 2

Hu Xijin

Inserted 3 years ago

“Boycotting 2022 Beijing Winter Games, an unpopular idea, won't receive wide support. IOC [International Olympic Committee] and athletes will both oppose it, and China will seriously sanction any country that follows such a call.”

Twitter

Editor-in-chief of the hawkish mainland Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times

07 Feb 2021 5 2

Chris Bryant

Inserted 3 years ago

“All five categories of genocide behaviour, according to the Genocide Convention, are already in play in Xinjiang province. So I think it's just extraordinary that the British government seems to have no backbone about it. I just can't see why anybody would want to go to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. And I think the British Olympic Association should be calling for the Winter Olympics to move, and if it doesn't move, then we should be boycotting it.”

Theguardian

UK Labour member of parliament

06 Feb 2021 4 3

Ed Davey

Inserted 3 years ago

“The evidence that a genocide is now occurring in western China is so clear that the UK and the whole world must now stand up to Beijing and use every available tool to stop it. No doubt we will hear teams, sponsors and governing bodies say the Olympics and Paralympics should be separate from politics and that they are just concentrating on sport. But in the face of genocide, that just isn't good enough. The 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be used as a propaganda tool for a regime committing genocide. Team GB, ParalympicsGB and the government have a moral responsibility to consider if sending a team to these Games is really the right thing to do.”

Theguardian

UK politician - Leader of the Liberal Democrats

06 Feb 2021 3 2

Liu Xiaoming

Inserted 3 years ago

“Throughout these past eleven years, we have witnessed and worked together for the opening-up of new frontiers for China-UK mutually beneficial cooperation. It is important that we remain confident in the major trends of economic globalization, the prospects of China's opening-up and development, and in the future of China-UK mutually beneficial cooperation.”

Globaltimes

Ambassador of China to the United Kingdom

20 Jan 2021 2 1

Gao Jian

Inserted 3 years ago

“The more passive the UK's position in the world and in its relations with China becomes, the more the UK finds it necessary to show its presence, but only by petty means.”

Globaltimes

Director of the Center for British Studies at Shanghai International Studies University

21 Oct 2020 1 1

Liu Xiaoming

Inserted 3 years ago

“If UK government goes that far to impose sanctions on any individual in China, China will certainly make a resolute response to it. You've seen what happens in the United States - they sanction Chinese officials, we sanction their senators, their officials. I do not want to see this tit-for-tat happen in... China-UK relations.”

Aljazeera

Ambassador of China to the United Kingdom

19 Jul 2020 1 1

Global Times

Inserted 3 years ago

“It's necessary for China to retaliate against UK, otherwise wouldn't we be too easy to bully? Such retaliation should be public and painful for the UK. But it's unnecessary to turn it into a China-UK confrontation. The UK is not the US, nor Australia, nor Canada. It is a relative "weak link" in the Five Eyes. In the long run, the UK has no reason to turn against China, with the Hong Kong issue fading out.”

Globaltimes

Global Times editorial

15 Jul 2020 4 2

Liu Xiaoming

Inserted 3 years ago

“Now I would even say this is not only disappointing - this is disheartening. The way you are treating Huawei is being followed very closely by other Chinese businesses, and it will be very difficult for other businesses to have the confidence to have more investment.”

Reuters

Ambassador of China to the United Kingdom

14 Jul 2020 3 3

Huawei

Inserted 3 years ago

“This disappointing decision is bad news for anyone in the UK with a mobile phone. It threatens to move Britain into the digital slow lane, push up bills and deepen the digital divide. Instead of 'levelling up' the government is levelling down and we urge them to reconsider. Regrettably our future in the UK has become politicised, this is about US trade policy and not security.”

Aljazeera

Huawei press office

14 Jul 2020 5 5

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“The UK's ill-intentioned actions undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and expose its opportunistic mentality. We remain on high alert and resolutely counter all threats and provocations.”

“It's no secret that China shadows and challenges ships transiting international waters on very legitimate routes. We will respect China and we hope that China respects us. We will sail where international law allows.”

“This morning I spoke with some of those who have been shining a light on the gross human rights violations being perpetrated against Uyghur Muslims. I stand firmly with them and the other British citizens sanctioned by China.”

“China's decision to ban BBC World News in mainland China is an unacceptable curtailing of media freedom. China has some of the most severe restrictions on media & internet freedoms across the globe, & this latest step will only damage China's reputation in the eyes of the world.”

“Boycotting 2022 Beijing Winter Games, an unpopular idea, won't receive wide support. IOC [International Olympic Committee] and athletes will both oppose it, and China will seriously sanction any country that follows such a call.”

“The more passive the UK's position in the world and in its relations with China becomes, the more the UK finds it necessary to show its presence, but only by petty means.”

“Now I would even say this is not only disappointing - this is disheartening. The way you are treating Huawei is being followed very closely by other Chinese businesses, and it will be very difficult for other businesses to have the confidence to have more investment.”

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