UK hailed for closer relations with China
The United Kingdom is right in its bold new approach to developing closer ties with China, according to a leading historian.
Niall Ferguson, professor of history at Harvard University and author of the recently published Kissinger: 1923-1968 The Idealist, said he believed President Xi Jinping's visit to the UK would be important in cementing closer ties.
"I think it is a brave move by the British government at a time when Washington is distinctly hesitant and ambivalent about the rise of China as a superpower, but I think it is the correct decision," he said.
"This is a very different world from that of the Cold War. Anyone who thinks there can be containment of China does not understand the first thing about the realities of the early 21st century. China is a key player in all the debates of our time-from economic growth and cybersecurity to climate change-and I think the UK is right to seek good relations with Beijing."
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne prepared the ground for Xi's trip when he visited China in September, when a number of projects were announced, including a 1.8 billion pound ($2.8 billion) investment in Hinkley Point nuclear power station.
During his visit, Xi is likely to signal that London will be the major global offshore center for the Chinese currency. He will also announce infrastructure investment in the so-called Northern Powerhouse, a strategy to revitalize the north of England.
For Martin Jacques, author of When China Rules the World, the second edition of which is about to be published in China, the announcement in March that the UK would become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank set the course for the new relationship.
译文:英国是明确在其大胆的新方法与中国发展更紧密的关系,根据著名历史学家。
尼尔•弗格森在哈佛大学的历史学教授兼作家最近发表的基辛格:1923 - 1968年的理想主义者,说他相信习近平主席访英国将在巩固重要的更紧密的联系。
“我认为这是一个大胆的举动由英国政府在华盛顿明显犹豫和矛盾对中国作为一个大国的崛起,但我认为这是正确的决定,”他说。
“这是一个非常不同的世界的冷战。那些认为可以遏制中国不首先了解21世纪初的现实。中国是一个关键球员的争论——我们的经济增长和网络安全气候变化,我认为英国是正确的寻求与北京的关系。”
英国财政大臣乔治•奥斯本(George Osborne)为Xi的旅行做好了准备在9月访问中国时,当宣布了一系列的项目,包括一个18亿英镑(28亿美元)投资于欣克利点核电站。
访问期间,习近平可能信号,伦敦将是主要的全球离岸人民币中心。他还将宣布所谓的北方强国,基础设施投资策略以重振英格兰北部。
马丁·雅克,当中国统治世界》的作者,第二版即将在中国出版,今年3月宣布,英国将成为亚洲基础设施投资银行的创始成员设置新关系的课程。
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