Daily Archives: October 18, 2015

Jeremy Corbyn should ‘know how to behave’ when he meets China’s President – Telegraph

October 18, 2015 By in Business Administration, David Cameron, Defense Policy, Democracy, Foreign Policy, People, Politics Tags: , , , , , , 1 Comment
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According to the UK’s conservative Telegraph, China’s ambassador has warned Jeremy Corbyn against confronting the Chinese President over his human rights record ahead of Tuesday’s state banquet.

Source: Jeremy Corbyn should ‘know how to behave’ when he meets China’s President – Telegraph

Clearly China knows how to behave properly but it remains to be seen whether hard-left, leader of the UK’s Labour Party knows how to behave.

It’s significant that the Chinese ambassador has fired a warning shot. This is all deeply embarassing for the Labour Party. Elsewhere, leaks in the US have questioned Tony Blair’s strategy in Iraq – he’s looking incresingly like an opportunist in latest leaks.

Thoughts?

Exclusive Q&A with Chinese President Xi Jinping | Reuters

October 18, 2015 By in Business Administration, David Cameron, Defense Policy, Democracy, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, George Osborne, Growth, People, Politics Leave a comment
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Reuters publishes exclusive Q&A with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The article reports that Xi arrives in Britain on Monday for a state visit at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II, the first state visit to the United Kingdom by a Chinese leader since 2005.

Source: Exclusive Q&A with Chinese President Xi Jinping | Reuters

These questions and answers are a recommended read, as this is no ordinary state visit.

Whilst the state-visit has been carefully orchestrated to be win-win, it remains to be seen if Jeremy Corbyn will damage the effectiveness of the visit.

Personally, I worry about the extent to which the UK’s strategic interests have been evaluated. See the NYT’s article questioning whether Britain has put trade before national security.

Thoughts?