(Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

NEW DELHI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday said that China and Britain should handle their differences well and respect each other’s core interests and major concerns.

Both China and the UK are countries with large global economies, they are closely linked, Li said in his meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit.

Both sides should strive to bring more benefits to each other and the world, through stable and mutually beneficial relations between China and the UK, Li said.

He emphasized that China is willing to work with the UK to respect each other, treat each other as equals, view each other’s development objectively, enhance mutual understanding and trust, and promote the stable and long-term development of relations between the two countries. .country.

Both sides should adhere to open cooperation, and safeguard and expand common interests, said the Chinese Premier.

He noted that China and the UK are supporters, practitioners and beneficiaries of free trade, and the two countries should jointly oppose mixing trade and economic cooperation with politics and security, promote the development of an open world economy, and defend multilateral trade agreements. with the World Trade Organization at its core and ensuring the stability and smooth flow of global industrial and supply chains.

Both sides should handle their differences well, uphold the spirit of inclusiveness and mutual learning, and respect each other’s core interests and major concerns, Li said.

He said China welcomes Britain’s continued expansion of practical cooperation with China and is willing to deepen cooperation with the European country in the fields of trade, investment, ecological development, cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and science and technology. to jointly support and promote global sustainable development.

Meanwhile, Sunak said his country respects China’s history and culture and attaches great importance to China’s important role in the international system.

The UK, he said, is willing to maintain constructive and sincere dialogue with China, strengthen practical cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, and science and technology, manage differences well, jointly tackle climate change and other global challenges, and build stable and mutually beneficial relations between the UK and China.