China Says U.K. Criticism Risks Poisoning Relationship

  • Envoy to the U.K. Liu Xiaoming says MPs in cold war mindset
  • Conservative lawmakers have called for review of relations

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China’s Ambassador to the U.K., Liu Xiaoming, said British politicians who have called for a reset of ties between the two nations risk poisoning the relationship.

Anti-China rhetoric is in danger of undermining international solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, he said in a webinar on Tuesday.