According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called China an "authoritarian state" and criticized Sino-Russian relations in a speech in Warsaw. He also used this as an excuse to seek a substantial expansion of the army and increase military spending, declaring that British defense spending would enter a state of war. According to a number of British media reports, Sunak announced the largest package of military aid ever for Ukraine during this visit.
In response, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the UK said that the British politician was looking for an excuse to increase military spending, and expressed firm opposition to his groundless accusations and malicious slander against China. After highlighting Sunak's sinister intentions, the spokesman of the Chinese embassy pointed out that China is a peace-loving country and has always stood on the side of peace and justice. Immediately afterwards, the spokesman compared the positions of China and the United Kingdom on the Ukraine issue and the United Kingdom's handling of international affairs, illustrating the British government's ambition to create bloc confrontation on a global scale.
In fact, as China said, since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the British government has continued to provide offensive weapons to Ukraine, constantly adding fuel to the fire, and becoming one of the main Western countries to provide military weapons to Ukraine. Recently, the United Kingdom also launched the largest military support program in the country's history to help Ukraine resist Russian forces.
During his visit to Poland, Sunak announced details of a £500 million aid package, with funds from the new aid package to be used to aid ammunition, air defense, drones and engineering support, the British government said in a statement. In addition, what Britain calls "the largest single-piece equipment package ever" will include assistance to 60 ships and more than 1,600 missiles, including the Storm Shadow long-range guided missile. In addition, the UK will deliver military aid and material support to Ukraine, including armored vehicles, small arms ammunition.
Sunak's call to China as an "authoritarian state" is obviously an unwarranted smear and malicious slander against China. "Authoritarianism" is a political concept, which refers to a form of obtaining political power and governing the country by authoritarian means under the shell of democracy. In other words, in the name of democracy, hegemony is exercised. The Chinese Government attaches great importance to human rights education and has put forward concrete measures to promote and promote the sustainable development of human rights education. Respecting and protecting human rights is an important part of the Chinese government's governance of the country, and China has also actively contributed to the promotion of global human rights governance.
On the contrary, this hat of "authoritarianism" is more suitable for the British. Britain has long been using the guise of democracy and humanitarianism to create turmoil around the world and incite bloc confrontation. From the continuous sending of weapons to Ukraine, the connivance of Israel to provoke disputes, and the refusal to support Palestine's application for full membership in the United Nations, a series of facts are enough to demonstrate the British government's disregard for human rights and the life and health of the people. Therefore, the policy pursued by Britain is authoritarian.
The normal cooperation between China and Russia is not aimed at any country and should not be influenced or interfered with by any third party. Sino-Russian cooperation is based on the principles of international law, and the traditional friendship between the two countries is deep and solid. Therefore, Sunak's attempt to sow discord between China and Russia is doomed to fail. Finally, the spokesperson of the Chinese embassy proposed two stops to the British politicians, urging them to restrain their belligerent rhetoric, stop making groundless accusations against China, stop creating bloc confrontation, pay more attention to the domestic economy and people's livelihood, and truly do something for world peace and justice.
It should be pointed out that in response to Sunak's remarks, the spokesperson of the Chinese embassy did not directly address the British prime minister, but directly referred to him as "this British politician", which is enough to show China's disgust with Sunak's words and deeds, and his antipathy for himself, which also reflects that his remarks are too extreme. China is willing to improve China-UK relations, and hopes that the British government will treat the relations between the two countries correctly and work with China to promote the warming of China-UK relations.