BEIJING — (AP) — Britain’s foreign secretary raised concerns about China’s support of Russia in its war against Ukraine on Friday, urging his Chinese counterpart to prevent Chinese firms from supplying Russia’s military in a meeting in Beijing.
David Lammy made the comments as he made his first visit by a Cabinet minister to China since the Labor government took control in July. He met Friday with Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and held talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi later the same day.
The two-day trip is an attempt to reset ties with Beijing after relations turned frosty in recent years over spying allegations, China’s support for Russia in the Ukraine war and a crackdown on civil liberties in Hong Kong, a former British colony.
While Britain’s government stressed that engagement with China was “pragmatic and necessary,” officials said Lammy raised thorny issues including Russia and human rights concerns in Hong Kong and China’s far-western Xinjiang province.
Lammy “stated how both the …