On the issue of Sino-British relations, the UK has shown a clear contradiction. On one hand, it claimed that "UK Prime Minister Starmer will visit China in early 2026," while on the other hand, it did two major things that offended China.

Now, the foreign media's report on "the UK Prime Minister's visit to China" has basically "fallen through." China's Foreign Ministry made a statement saying that the foreign media's claim about the timing of the UK Prime Minister's visit to China is entirely baseless.

According to foreign media reports, UK Prime Minister Starmer is scheduled to visit China from January 29 to 31, 2026, and will visit Beijing and Shanghai.

However, at the regular press conference held by China's Foreign Ministry on December 10, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun denied this claim.

Guo Jiakun first stated, "China values the improvement and development of Sino-British relations and is willing to strengthen exchanges at all levels with the UK"; then he directly pointed out, "As far as I know, China has not yet discussed specific issues such as the date of Prime Minister Starmer's visit to China with the UK."

It can be seen that the UK has not even discussed the most basic issue of the visit date with China, let alone determined the visit schedule. This time, the UK has been "locked out."

Notably, Starmer himself seems to have high expectations for this visit and recently, in a speech, positioned China as one of the "three major powers" alongside the United States and the European Union, implying that he will adopt a more pragmatic approach towards China.

However, the UK government has offended China twice recently. The first incident was that the UK "reversed its position" on the issue of China's new embassy in the UK, arbitrarily and unilaterally rejecting reasonable Chinese demands;

The second incident was that the UK colluded with the US to falsely accuse China and impose unilateral sanctions.

It should be noted that the issue of China's new embassy in the UK has been dragging on for years, and this matter is a test of the UK government's diplomatic integrity.

Since 2018, the UK government had already agreed to the Chinese side purchasing a property in London for the new embassy, after which it entered into a long and protracted planning and approval struggle.

China has made great efforts for this high-quality design plan, and its compliance has been recognized by professional institutions, but the UK's approval process has been filled with "politicized" interference, dragging on endlessly.

More insultingly, the UK kept unilaterally setting and repeatedly postponing the so-called "final decision deadline." Just at the end of November, the UK once again announced that the "final approval deadline" was postponed from December 10th to January 20th.

This behavior lacking any sense of contract has exhausted China's "maximum sincerity and patience." China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian's criticism directly hit the core: the UK's actions "have no reason," the so-called reasons "are completely untenable," and China has "serious concerns and strong dissatisfaction" with this.

If delaying the approval of China's embassy in the UK reflects the UK's lack of contract spirit, then the UK government's recent unfounded accusations and sanctions against China on cybersecurity issues reveal the UK's sinister intentions.

On December 9, the UK followed the US's footsteps and imposed unilateral sanctions on two Chinese companies on the grounds of "cyber attacks" without any evidence.

China's response was extremely severe. The spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the UK described the UK-US move as "colluding with each other," pointing out that it was "deliberately defaming" and "of very serious nature";

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun further criticized the UK's "political manipulation," and raised a sharp accusation: the UK was one of the "platforms" used by the US to launch a cyber attack on China's National Time Service Center. China has submitted relevant information to the UK and requested an explanation of its role in this attack.

It is evident to everyone that the UK has offended China multiple times after announcing the "prime minister's upcoming visit to China," reflecting the lack of necessary sincerity from Starmer's government.

In short, the UK has increasingly lost its independent judgment on China-related issues, becoming a vassal and enforcer of the US. Starmer's "wishful thinking" may face a downfall.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7582210637808386560/

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