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The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has raised China’s human
rights record and the impact of its imports on the UK steel industry at a
meeting at Buckingham Palace with President Xi Jinping, which the party
described as “cordial and constructive”.
A statement from Labour following Corbyn’s meeting stressed
the good nature of the exchange, and praised “the remarkable Chinese
achievements in poverty-reduction, lifting over 600 million people out of
poverty”.
Discussion between Corbyn and Xi also ranged over historic
links between the UK, Labour and China, the sacrifice of the Chinese people in
the struggle against fascism during the second world war, and Xi’s New Silk Road
strategy.
They then spoke about working together to address major
threats to world security such as climate change, persistent economic inequality
and international terrorism, as well as opportunities to upgrade cultural and
people-to-people exchanges between China and the UK.
At the end, the statement said Corbyn “also raised the
issues of human rights and the impact of Chinese imports on the UK steel
industry”.
John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has revealed that
Corbyn’s concerns for the steel industry were put in a letter, which was
expected to be handed over the Chinese president.
The timing of the meeting at 6pm on Tuesday meant the
Labour leader had a chance to mention human rights and the steel industry before
David Cameron, who is expected to raise both of those topics in bilateral talks
at Downing Street on Wednesday.
Corbyn will be attending the state banquet held in Xi’s
honour at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday night, despite being a republican.
Earlier, the Labour leader listened to Xi address MPs and
peers in the Palace of Westminster, at which he had to sit awkwardly next to
Cameron.