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<\/a><\/p>\nLONDON (Reuters) -British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday he had “made plain” Britain’s views on Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan in a meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng during the latter’s visit to London for King Charles’ coronation.<\/p>\n
“Today with VP Han Zheng, I made plain the UK\u2019s views on Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan,” Cleverly said on Twitter. “We also discussed working together on climate change, economic ties and people-to-people links.”<\/p>\n
The rare meeting between senior government officials from Britain and China comes during a low point in relations.<\/p>\n
London has restricted Chinese investment over national security worries and expressed concern at Beijing’s increasing military and economic assertiveness.<\/p>\n
In a speech in London last week, Cleverly urged China to be more open about what he called the biggest military build-up in peacetime history, and said Britain should engage constructively with China despite its “revulsion” over the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.<\/p>\n
A host of foreign dignitaries and heads of state are visiting London for Charles’s coronation on Saturday, and British ministers are using the opportunity to hold meetings with foreign leaders.<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Sarah Young, writing by Sachin Ravikumar)<\/p>\n
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