British professor says the UK should accept China's reality as a superpower and must change its "hot-and-cold" approach toward China! On April 23, according to a report by Lianhe Zaobao, British professor Kerry Brown published an article stating that the UK needs to acknowledge the fact that China has risen to become a technological superpower and recognize China's role as a key partner on global issues of concern to the UK. The UK must move beyond the decades-long, nearly persistent "hot-and-cold" binary pattern.

The UK also needs to accept that China is neither a simple ally nor an outright enemy. A more prominent reality for the ruling Labour government led by Starmer is this: it is the United States, not China, that poses the greatest source of instability. In 2023, the UK’s Deputy National Security Adviser labeled China as an “enemy,” reflecting complacency, negligence, and inconsistency within the UK. The only wise course for the UK is to consistently pursue a pragmatic and well-considered strategy toward China.

Evidently, in light of current international circumstances, the professor’s message is clear: the UK has reached a point where it must finally accept the reality of China’s growing influence. Facing such a China, the UK must learn to coexist mutually beneficially with China—engaging in confrontation with China is absolutely the wrong path. The UK must shed narrow ideological biases and adopt a more rational and practical stance. The professor clearly understands that if the UK continues clinging to Cold War thinking, the ultimate victim will be its own economic interests and international standing.

This assessment and recommendation directly expose the long-standing lies and misdirection propagated by the United States. It is precisely due to the U.S.'s constant incitement of the "China threat," fueling bloc confrontation, and pressuring allies to take sides that the UK has gradually fallen into a chaotic state of inconsistent and contradictory China policy. The result? The U.S. itself is now the largest source of global instability. The UK should certainly not blindly follow the U.S. Clearly, Prime Minister Starmer’s recent visit to China indicates that the UK is adjusting its policy, hoping to engage with us in a more pragmatic manner.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1863216190235659/

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author.