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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

Chinese state media hails David Cameron’s appointment as foreign secretary

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David Cameron’s appointment as foreign secretary is being celebrated in Chinese state media for his “unique understanding” of the Sino-UK relationship.

The takeover of the Foreign Office by the former prime minister could “breathe new life into the China-UK relationship”, said Xi Jinping’s Communist Party-run Global Times in an opinion piece.

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