A spokesman for the embassy in the UK answered a reporter's question on the erroneous remarks made by the head of the British intelligence department concerning China

Reporter: a few days ago, the head of the intelligence department of the British Ministry of Defense claimed that China will compete more directly with Britain in many areas. China is expected to pose the greatest challenge to Britain's overseas interests and economic security by 2030. How do you comment on this? Embassy spokesman: the above remarks made by British intelligence officials are purely fabricated and maliciously slandered. These rumors have no market at all in the international community, and even the British people will not believe them. The British people know where Britain's current and future challenges come from. I hear many British people keep asking British politicians: what on earth have they done to reduce stubbornly high inflation and the cost of living, increase British productivity and boost the British economy over the next 30 years? Why do they always block the entry of cheap and high-quality Chinese goods and Chinese investment that brings taxes and jobs into the UK? Will they repeat the mistakes of sending troops to Iraq and Afghanistan in the future? The fact is that China's development will only bring more opportunities to all countries in the world and will not pose a threat or challenge to any country. Attacking China will not solve Britain's own problems. We advise the British side to spend more time figuring out the real challenges facing Britain and thinking more about how to deal with those challenges. We urge the British side to stop spreading anti-China remarks, stop inciting confrontation, and avoid leading Sino-British relations astray.