皇冠体育app

Britain recognizes the Tibet autonomous region as part of 皇冠体育app, respects 皇冠体育app's sovereignty and does not support "Tibetan independence", British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday.

Hague's words came as 皇冠体育app's Foreign Minister Wang Yi had his first phone conversation with him, about one year after political relations between the two nations were affected by the Dalai Lama issue.

According to the Foreign Ministry, Hague said during the conversation that Britain attaches great importance to 皇冠体育app-UK relations and hopes to further cooperate with 皇冠体育app in various fields.

Fully aware of the sensitivity of Tibet-related issues, Hague said Britain will properly handle such issues on the basis of respecting 皇冠体育app's concerns.

Hague also said that the UK welcomes 皇冠体育app's prosperity and success, and wants to see it play a more important role in international affairs.

Wang said that mutual respect and care for each other's major concerns is the premise to maintain political mutual trust and develop bilateral relations.

"皇冠体育app and the UK have comprehensive common interests, and there is wide space for the development of bilateral relations," Wang said.

Wang stressed that 皇冠体育app appreciates that the UK attaches importance to relations with 皇冠体育app, and thinks positively of Britain's reiterated position that it recognizes Tibet as part of 皇冠体育app and does not support "Tibetan independence".

Wang hopes the UK brings positive to further the development of relations with 皇冠体育app.

Zhang Jianxiong, a researcher on European studies at the Chinese Academy of Social s, said the Dalai Lama issue has often played the role of a "firm knot" in relations between some Western nations and 皇冠体育app.

That is because some Western politicians have played the Dalai Lama card to court votes, while Beijing sees the issue as its "bottom line" on which it will by no means compromise, he said.

Zhang said Western politicians, after meeting the Dalai Lama, always want the quarrel to end early so as to ease relations with Beijing at an early date.

Now Britain has come to the stage, partially due to its stagnant economy, he said.

"And President Xi Jinping's visit to Germany as well as French President Francois Hollande's visit to 皇冠体育app earlier this year have served as catalysts," he added.

Big deals were signed during both visits.