Downing Street Says

» Monday, June 27, 2011

China

Asked if the PM had raised any specific human rights cases with Premier Wen, the PMS said we had set out areas of concern, but said that he wouldn’t be getting into the specifics. Asked the question again, the PMS confirmed that specific cases had been raised.

Asked for further details of the discussions between the PM and Premier Wen at both the plenary session and lunch, the PMS said the majority of the time was spent discussing trade and we would be publishing a press release setting out the details of the agreements that were signed.

Asked whether the political situation in Syria was discussed considering China’s boycott of UN Council talks over the issue, the PMS said there had been a discussion about various foreign policy issues but he didn’t think there had been a long discussion on Syria.

Asked if the PM though it was appropriate for Premier Wen to criticise the UK’s economic handling and whether we believed this was in response to the UK raising human rights issues, the PMS said he hadn’t seen the precise comments being referred to but we should be doing better economically. He added that we were seeking to rebalance the economy, deal with the deficit and increase exports, including to emerging markets such as China.

Asked if the DPM had been present at the plenary session or lunch, the PMS said no, the DPM had held separate meetings last night with Premier Wen and his delegation.

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