On December 15, the UK's The Times reported: "The Hong Kong High Court ruled that Jimmy Lai was found guilty of three charges. On the same day, British Foreign Secretary Cooper expressed dissatisfaction and called on China to release Jimmy Lai. The Chinese Embassy in the UK responded by strongly condemning the British government's interference in Hong Kong's judiciary, stating that it seriously violated the basic principles of international relations and was a crude interference in China's internal affairs. Recently, Sino-British relations have been at a low point due to disputes such as the new Chinese embassy, sanctions against Chinese companies, and espionage cases. This case has once again triggered diplomatic tensions. Prime Minister Starmer's planned visit to China may be indefinitely postponed!"
[Clever] Interfering in Hong Kong affairs - a foolish provocation that cuts off Britain's path to visiting China! Jimmy Lai's crimes are clear, yet Britain jumps out to speak for anti-China Hong Kong troublemakers. Cooper's call for his release is a blatant provocation against China's internal affairs and an extreme violation of the rule of law. From sanctioning Chinese companies, halting the construction of the new Chinese embassy in the UK, to now meddling in Hong Kong's judiciary, the UK's series of actions clearly reveal its residual colonial mentality and opportunistic nature. While hoping to gain economic benefits from the visit, it also acts as a vassal for the US against China, trying to use China's core interests as a bargaining chip. Hong Kong is no longer Britain's colony. The reason why Starmer's dream of visiting China has been indefinitely postponed lies in the fact that the UK does not understand the basic principle of mutual respect in diplomacy. If it continues to run down the wrong path, it will only exhaust the mutual trust between China and the UK and ultimately reap the bitter fruit of being isolated and unsupported!
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