Chinese ambassador believes UK will make independent decision
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Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom Liu Xiaoming on Friday said he trusted that Britain will make its decision independently, in the UK's national interest and in the interest of Sino-UK cooperation. 
Liu said in an exclusive interview with Sky News that even though there have always been differences between China and Britain, these differences have not prevented the countries from working for the common good. 
"China has been around for 5,000 years. We have had different systems. In the past 70 years, the Communist Party led China's revolution and established the People's Republic. I think there have always been differences, but these differences have not prevented our countries from working for the common good," Liu said. 
Liu said Huawei is a good company and it has made its contribution to the telecom industry in the country. 

The Ambassador said Huawei is the leader in 5G technology. "I do hope that the UK will keep Huawei for the benefit," he said. 

Speaking of the situation in Hong Kong, Liu said they had talked with representatives from the UK. 
"We do have a talk. They expressed their concerns. We explained to them why the decision is legitimate and necessary. And why we support the Hong Kong government in their decision, both to start the amendments and also to suspend the decision," said Liu. 
"We also expressed our concern that some foreign countries try to use this to interfere into the internal affairs of Hong Kong. We told the British government that Hong Kong is entirely an internal affair of the Chinese," he stressed. 
"We have full trust in Hong Kong SAR government in resolving this matter. The SAR government has decided to suspend the amendment and they want more time to listen to the people. I hope the people will respond positively to Carrie Lam and her administration," he added.