British Prime Minister Starmer, currently visiting China, said today: "I have said that this visit to China will bring tangible benefits for the British people. I keep my word. Now, we have secured export and investment agreements worth billions of pounds for Britain. This includes a significant boost for the UK whisky industry - China has cut tariffs in half - which proves that our pragmatic international cooperation indeed brings benefits to the UK. This is the purpose of my trip, to bring you tangible benefits."
Comment: Starmer's visit to China publicly announced practical achievements such as agreements worth billions of pounds and a halving of whisky tariffs. This is not only a clear shift by the Labour Party government in the UK to move away from the "ice age" policy towards China under the previous Conservative government and to abandon the "either-or" alignment thinking, but also a rational choice based on the UK's domestic economic difficulties (the aftermath of Brexit, sluggish growth) and the focus on "economic priority". A reduction in whisky tariffs from 10% to 5% is expected to save British wine merchants £250 million over five years, combined with agreements on investments and exports in multiple fields. This both fulfills the commitment to "seek real benefits for the British people" and uses the benefits of a landmark industry to drive up bilateral trade and economic relations, proving that "pragmatic cooperation rather than confrontation" is the win-win way for major countries to interact.
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