But, they both want total control over social media and to be in charge of the "Thought Police" so maybe they might have something in common.
Posted on 08/25/2024 9:40:23 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Sir Keir Starmer has told President Xi Jinping in the first-ever conversation between the leaders that he wants the UK and China to pursue closer economic ties while being free to talk frankly about their disagreements.
Xi, the Chinese leader, told Britain’s new prime minister during a 45-minute phone call that he hoped the UK would “look at China objectively and rationally”, the Chinese official news agency Xinhua said.
Sir Keir Starmer has told President Xi Jinping in the first-ever conversation between the leaders that he wants the UK and China to pursue closer economic ties while being free to talk frankly about their disagreements.
Xi, the Chinese leader, told Britain’s new prime minister during a 45-minute phone call that he hoped the UK would “look at China objectively and rationally”, the Chinese official news agency Xinhua said.
The conversation was initiated by Starmer, whose aides said he wanted to forge a long-term, “grown-up” relationship between the countries despite various existing challenges.
Downing Street said the two leaders had discussed areas of collaboration including trade, the economy and education, and agreed that as permanent members of the UN Security Council they should work closely on global security and climate change.
Number 10 said it did not gloss over the areas where there had been growing tensions between Beijing and London in recent years. “The prime minister added that he hoped the leaders would be able to have open, frank and honest discussions to address and understand areas of disagreement where necessary, such as Hong Kong, Russia’s war in Ukraine and human rights.”
Britain has been alarmed by China’s curbing of civil freedoms in Hong Kong, which was under UK control until 1997, as well as its treatment of the Uyghur people and other Muslims in its western Xinjiang region.
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Herr Starmer, on the other hand, has been very curious about it...
I thought he was too busy jailing British citizens for Facebook posts.
This is about $$$$, Starmer needs money. The entire island is an economic basket case thanks to The Zelensky Shakedown.
Walz can open a few doors for Starmer’s ambition.
“ Britain has been alarmed by China’s curbing of civil freedoms in Hong Kong”
The arrogance of the UK knows no bounds.
Would love to know what Elizabeth would have said to Starmer in a private meeting.
Does herr starmer want pointers on how to deal with recalcitrant citizens and how best to further subjugate the populace in general?
“I say Old Chap, how did you fellows pull off that Tiannamon Square business? Awfully clever of you, I must say.”
There’s only been one Labour party leader who’s managed to hoodwink the UK into thinking that he was a centrist... That was Tony Blair.
Starmer is a left of center loony who will do his best to destroy the UK for the next 4 or 5 years... He knows his term is one and done, so whatever damage he’s going to do needs to be done asap, and with as much malice as he can heap upon it.
The UK Conservative party needs to return to being Conservative, and weed out the left of center interlopers who pretend to be Conservative.
You could change a few words in your post and be talking about America :)
Unfortunately.
Except our loonies seem to win second terms.
I am sure that A hole would like to do that to British citizens.
The primary responsibility of any government (any good government) is to act in the best interest of its citizens - not to curry favor from the international 'community'. There are times when sacrifices have to be made in order to do the right thing morally and to ensure stability down the road. That said, those conversations should be taken to the populace and a case made. That's not the way things have been done.
Same thing she didn’t say to every tyrannical PM in the last three decades? Lizzy was overrated.
of course you do you piece of crap you are one of them
Well, at this rate, the Royal Family will have to move to Australia in a couple of years.
But, they both want total control over social media and to be in charge of the "Thought Police" so maybe they might have something in common.
Starmer should import 23 million Chinese into the UK just to show he is their good friend.
I bet if we take a poll here, FReepers will say that we trust Xi more than Starmer.
Meaning he wants to ramp up Britains surveillance police state.
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