Stammer said that during the past eight years, the opportunity to visit China was missed by the former leader.

On February 2nd local time, British Prime Minister Starmmer criticized the unwarranted accusations from the opposition regarding his visit to China during a speech in Parliament. Starmmer stated that China is the world's second largest economy and the UK's third largest trading partner, and its influence in global affairs cannot be ignored. He also pointed out that in the past eight years, three former British Prime Ministers did not visit China, causing the UK to miss out on development opportunities.