China-UK ties thaw: Wang Yi urges that they ‘further communicate and align our positions’

China-UK ties thaw: Wang Yi urges that they ‘further communicate and align our positions’ Citing global turbulence, Beijing’s top diplomat also calls for stronger ‘high-level exchanges’ and ‘more tangible and visible outcomes’ China and Britain have pledged to enhance high-level exchanges and deepen cooperation amid a turbulent global landscape, following a meeting of their top diplomats in Beijing. “We need to … anchor ourselves to the positioning of a long-term and stable China-UK comprehensive strategic partnership, strengthen high-level exchanges, work to deliver more tangible and visible outcomes … and inject greater certainty into this turbulent and uncertain world,” Wang said, according to a Chinese foreign ministry read-out. On Tuesday, Wang stressed the roles both countries played as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and urged Britain to uphold multilateralism and join a push for a “more just and reasonable” global governance system.