Comment: Cameron speech to avoid provoking China, Peking University

British Prime Minister Cameron on Wednesday (November 10) to leave Beijing, ended a two-day official visit to China.

Cameron led the four cabinet ministers, 43 business leaders to visit China to attend a series of economic cooperation agreement signing ceremony, including the British Rolls-Royce in China Eastern Airlines to sell 1.2 billion worth a signing engine ceremony.

However, this is known as "business trip" to visit has always been troubled by human rights issues. People have been aware that Cameron will not mention human rights issues during the visit, in particular, that are currently serving prison terms in China's Liu Xiaobo Nobel Prize winners.

Can not be avoided

One comment pointed out that the British, the British Prime Minister to visit China under the present circumstances, can not avoid human rights. That is, if no mention of human rights during his visit, Mr Cameron will not be accountable.

Cameron delivered at Peking University on Wednesday afternoon, a public speech really spoke about human rights issues, and explained his reasons for doing so.

He said, "We are on some issues, especially divided on the issue of human rights, this is not a secret. We raise this issue, not to dress themselves, not to publicly show off that we did. The reason we raise this the problem is that the British people ask us to do so, because we are deeply concerned about this issue. "

Some observers believe that Cameron's speech delivered at Peking University in China called for the implementation of "political reform", called on China to "embrace democracy."

Can be said that Cameron's speech includes the above point, but far less straightforward words.

He said in his speech, "China's economic development will lead to improvement of living standards for the Chinese people more choices. This will inevitably produce in China on greater political freedom, economic freedom and greater debate on the relationship between . "

He added, "In recent years the development of economic freedom in China China and the world had a huge interest. I hope this will eventually lead to greater political openness. Because I believe, the best guarantee of prosperity and stability, economic synchronization and political development. "

Soft-spoken

Cameron speech at Peking University from the content of the whole, this is a soft-spoken speech, did not stimulate the language of the Chinese authorities, there is no direct criticism of China.

This speech did not indicate what the error behavior of China, China should not direct recommendations on how to do it, the so-called "political reform" and "embrace democracy" is called the "inevitable" and "eventually" this prediction way to be expressed.

At the same time, Cameron used his speech many humble words. He said he managed a 60 million population in the country to feel the challenges facing those in power, and can only imagine the management of a country with a population of 1.3 billion would look like.

He proudly describes the political system in Britain after great that British society is not perfect, there is still injustice, far from the world of poverty and other problems in every country.

Cameron said he hoped China and Britain will treat each other honestly, "can the spirit of tolerance and mutual respect, constructive dialogue."

Cameron speech at Peking University on Wednesday, is not expected to lead to dissatisfaction of the Chinese authorities, but some human rights activists and the requirements there may be some distance.