英國前商務大臣文斯·凱布爾談斯塔默訪華
Former UK Business Secretary Vince Cable on Starmer's China visit
CGTN Europe Jan28 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u92euIoXuWQ
GTN歐洲采訪了英國前商務及貿易大臣、前自由民主黨領袖文斯·凱布爾。
問：
文斯·凱布爾是自由民主黨的前領袖，曾於2010年至2015年擔任英國商務大臣。
文斯·凱布爾：
對英國而言，與世界各大經濟體保持良好的經貿關係至關重要。我們是一個貿易大國，也是一個開放的國家。中國極其重要，可以說是世界第一，或者至少是第二大經濟體。因此，從英國的經濟利益出發，與中國開展合作至關重要。但還有一個更切合實際的原因，那就是特朗普政府反複無常的行為，這導致許多西方國家（不僅僅是英國）不得不采取對衝策略，以不同的方式平衡彼此的關係。我想可以說，英國在某種程度上效仿了加拿大總理卡尼上周的做法，鑒於特朗普總統的行為，他們正在以一種更明智、更恰當的方式來平衡與美國的關係。
問：
根據您擔任英國商務大臣期間的經驗，您認為中英經貿合作在哪些方麵最有發展潛力？
文斯·凱布爾：
我看到首相帶了一個大約50人的商界代表團。他們代表的行業與我15年前陪同首相訪問時感興趣的行業相同。而且可以說，英國在這些領域具有比較優勢。我們很有競爭力。我們擁有一些中國可能感興趣的東西。嗯，我們指的是服務業、創意產業、金融和專業服務、教育，英國通過其大學以及製造業的特定領域，是主要的國際教育提供者，盡管英國已經經曆了嚴重的去工業化。我們仍然有一些非常成功的行業。所以這是一個多元化的組合，但本質上是一樣的。嗯，我認為中國人確實覺得英國提供的很多東西都很有吸引力。我認為英國對華出口占比超過5%，超過了印度、澳大利亞和日本的總和。雖然遠低於歐盟和美國，但這仍然很重要，而且我認為正在重點發展的行業是正確的。
問：
根據您的經驗，這種麵對麵的握手外交，而不是僅僅通過屏幕交流，有多重要？
文斯·凱布爾
嗯，我認為遠程外交的危險在於，媒體很容易扭曲事實。英國和其他一些國家一樣，有很多媒體對中國持非常強烈的負麵報道，有些問題這種報道有其合理性，有些則不然。我認為，高層人士會麵並坦誠清晰地闡明優先事項更為重要。我的意思是，如果我是施塔爾姆首相，在接下來的幾天裏，貿易無疑是最重要的議題，我認為應該優先考慮貿易，或者更廣泛地說，優先考慮貿易和投資。但我認為，對英國來說，最棘手的問題可能是我們現在對烏克蘭負有非常沉重的責任。我們發現，中國雖然沒有公開表態，但卻默許地站在了俄羅斯一邊。這給英國和其他歐洲國家帶來了很多困難。
我認為，明確告知我們的中國朋友，我們希望他們采取哪些措施來幫助妥善解決這場衝突，並維護中國方麵所強調的領土完整原則，這一點至關重要。很好。
Former UK Business Secretary Vince Cable on Starmer's China visit
CGTN Europe 2026年1月28日
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u92euIoXuWQ
CGTN Europe spoke to Vince Cable, Former UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade and former leader of the Liberal Democrats Party
Asks
Well, Vince Cable is the former leader of the Liberal Democrat Party and was Britain's business secretary between 2010 and 2015.
Vince Cable
Well, it's it's significant for the UK that we um have good business-like relationships with all the major economic powers in the world. I mean, we're a trading country and an open country. Uh and China is massively important, arguably number one or certainly number two in the world economy. So as a matter of Britain's economic interest, it's important that we engage. But there is another more topical reason which is the erratic behavior of the Trump administration which is causing a lot of western countries, not just the UK, uh to hedge to sort of balance our relationships in a different way. Um and I suppose you could say that the British are to some extent following the lead of uh Premier Carney um from Canada last week in balancing our relationship with the United States in a more um perhaps more sensible and appropriate way given the way President Trump's behaving.
Asks
From your experience um from your time as the UK's business secretary, I wonder where you see the strongest opportunities for uh renewed China UK economic and and trade cooperation.
Vince Cable
Well, I see that uh the prime minister is taking with him, I think, a deputation of about 50 business people.
Uh and they represent the same sectors that were interested um uh when I went went with the prime minister 15 years ago. Uh and they're areas where Britain, you could say, has a comparative advantage. We're competitive. We have something useful that the Chinese may wish to engage with. Uh we're talking about service sectors, creative industries, financial and professional services, education uh where Britain is a major international provider through its universities as well as specialized areas of manufacturing although Britain has heavily de-industrialized. We have some very successful sectors. So it's it's a mixture, but it's it's the same mixture. Um uh and I I I think actually you know the Chinese are finding a lot of the things that the British offer quite attractive. I think the share of British exports going to China is over 5%. It's it's more than India, Australia and Japan combined. It's a lot less than the European Union and a lot less the United States. But it's important and I think the sectors that are being pursued are the right ones.
Asks
How important given your experience uh is this eyeball to eyeball shake of hands diplomacy rather than doing it all on down a screen?
Vince Cable
Well, I think the danger of long-distance diplomacy is that it all gets rather distorted through the media. there is a lot of um very anti-China media coverage in the UK as in some other countries and some issues where there's justification, others not. And I think it's much more important that the people at the top meet and set out priorities honestly and clearly. I mean, if I were um in Prime Minister Stalm's shoes uh in the next few days, yeah, trade masses enormously and I I think it's right to prioritize it or trade and investment more generally. But I think probably the trickiest issue for the UK is that we have now have this very heavy uh commitment to Ukraine. Uh we find uh China not openly but tacitly on theother side in support of Russia. That creates a lot of difficulty for the British and other European countries.
And I think it's important to be clear with our Chinese friends what we would want them to do in order to help resolve this conflict in a satisfactory way and uphold the principle of territorial integrity which the Chinese rightly emphasize. Nice.
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英國前商務大臣文斯·凱布爾談斯塔默訪華
Former UK Business Secretary Vince Cable on Starmer's China visit
CGTN Europe Jan28 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u92euIoXuWQ
GTN歐洲采訪了英國前商務及貿易大臣、前自由民主黨領袖文斯·凱布爾。
問：
文斯·凱布爾是自由民主黨的前領袖，曾於2010年至2015年擔任英國商務大臣。
文斯·凱布爾：
對英國而言，與世界各大經濟體保持良好的經貿關係至關重要。我們是一個貿易大國，也是一個開放的國家。中國極其重要，可以說是世界第一，或者至少是第二大經濟體。因此，從英國的經濟利益出發，與中國開展合作至關重要。但還有一個更切合實際的原因，那就是特朗普政府反複無常的行為，這導致許多西方國家（不僅僅是英國）不得不采取對衝策略，以不同的方式平衡彼此的關係。我想可以說，英國在某種程度上效仿了加拿大總理卡尼上周的做法，鑒於特朗普總統的行為，他們正在以一種更明智、更恰當的方式來平衡與美國的關係。
問：
根據您擔任英國商務大臣期間的經驗，您認為中英經貿合作在哪些方麵最有發展潛力？
文斯·凱布爾：
我看到首相帶了一個大約50人的商界代表團。他們代表的行業與我15年前陪同首相訪問時感興趣的行業相同。而且可以說，英國在這些領域具有比較優勢。我們很有競爭力。我們擁有一些中國可能感興趣的東西。嗯，我們指的是服務業、創意產業、金融和專業服務、教育，英國通過其大學以及製造業的特定領域，是主要的國際教育提供者，盡管英國已經經曆了嚴重的去工業化。我們仍然有一些非常成功的行業。所以這是一個多元化的組合，但本質上是一樣的。嗯，我認為中國人確實覺得英國提供的很多東西都很有吸引力。我認為英國對華出口占比超過5%，超過了印度、澳大利亞和日本的總和。雖然遠低於歐盟和美國，但這仍然很重要，而且我認為正在重點發展的行業是正確的。
問：
根據您的經驗，這種麵對麵的握手外交，而不是僅僅通過屏幕交流，有多重要？
文斯·凱布爾
嗯，我認為遠程外交的危險在於，媒體很容易扭曲事實。英國和其他一些國家一樣，有很多媒體對中國持非常強烈的負麵報道，有些問題這種報道有其合理性，有些則不然。我認為，高層人士會麵並坦誠清晰地闡明優先事項更為重要。我的意思是，如果我是施塔爾姆首相，在接下來的幾天裏，貿易無疑是最重要的議題，我認為應該優先考慮貿易，或者更廣泛地說，優先考慮貿易和投資。但我認為，對英國來說，最棘手的問題可能是我們現在對烏克蘭負有非常沉重的責任。我們發現，中國雖然沒有公開表態，但卻默許地站在了俄羅斯一邊。這給英國和其他歐洲國家帶來了很多困難。
我認為，明確告知我們的中國朋友，我們希望他們采取哪些措施來幫助妥善解決這場衝突，並維護中國方麵所強調的領土完整原則，這一點至關重要。很好。
Former UK Business Secretary Vince Cable on Starmer's China visit
CGTN Europe 2026年1月28日
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u92euIoXuWQ
CGTN Europe spoke to Vince Cable, Former UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade and former leader of the Liberal Democrats Party
Asks
Well, Vince Cable is the former leader of the Liberal Democrat Party and was Britain's business secretary between 2010 and 2015.
Vince Cable
Well, it's it's significant for the UK that we um have good business-like relationships with all the major economic powers in the world. I mean, we're a trading country and an open country. Uh and China is massively important, arguably number one or certainly number two in the world economy. So as a matter of Britain's economic interest, it's important that we engage. But there is another more topical reason which is the erratic behavior of the Trump administration which is causing a lot of western countries, not just the UK, uh to hedge to sort of balance our relationships in a different way. Um and I suppose you could say that the British are to some extent following the lead of uh Premier Carney um from Canada last week in balancing our relationship with the United States in a more um perhaps more sensible and appropriate way given the way President Trump's behaving.
Asks
From your experience um from your time as the UK's business secretary, I wonder where you see the strongest opportunities for uh renewed China UK economic and and trade cooperation.
Vince Cable
Well, I see that uh the prime minister is taking with him, I think, a deputation of about 50 business people.
Uh and they represent the same sectors that were interested um uh when I went went with the prime minister 15 years ago. Uh and they're areas where Britain, you could say, has a comparative advantage. We're competitive. We have something useful that the Chinese may wish to engage with. Uh we're talking about service sectors, creative industries, financial and professional services, education uh where Britain is a major international provider through its universities as well as specialized areas of manufacturing although Britain has heavily de-industrialized. We have some very successful sectors. So it's it's a mixture, but it's it's the same mixture. Um uh and I I I think actually you know the Chinese are finding a lot of the things that the British offer quite attractive. I think the share of British exports going to China is over 5%. It's it's more than India, Australia and Japan combined. It's a lot less than the European Union and a lot less the United States. But it's important and I think the sectors that are being pursued are the right ones.
Asks
How important given your experience uh is this eyeball to eyeball shake of hands diplomacy rather than doing it all on down a screen?
Vince Cable
Well, I think the danger of long-distance diplomacy is that it all gets rather distorted through the media. there is a lot of um very anti-China media coverage in the UK as in some other countries and some issues where there's justification, others not. And I think it's much more important that the people at the top meet and set out priorities honestly and clearly. I mean, if I were um in Prime Minister Stalm's shoes uh in the next few days, yeah, trade masses enormously and I I think it's right to prioritize it or trade and investment more generally. But I think probably the trickiest issue for the UK is that we have now have this very heavy uh commitment to Ukraine. Uh we find uh China not openly but tacitly on theother side in support of Russia. That creates a lot of difficulty for the British and other European countries.
And I think it's important to be clear with our Chinese friends what we would want them to do in order to help resolve this conflict in a satisfactory way and uphold the principle of territorial integrity which the Chinese rightly emphasize. Nice.
Former UK Business Secretary Vince Cable on Starmer's China visit
CGTN Europe Jan28 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u92euIoXuWQ
GTN歐洲采訪了英國前商務及貿易大臣、前自由民主黨領袖文斯·凱布爾。
問：
文斯·凱布爾是自由民主黨的前領袖，曾於2010年至2015年擔任英國商務大臣。
文斯·凱布爾：
對英國而言，與世界各大經濟體保持良好的經貿關係至關重要。我們是一個貿易大國，也是一個開放的國家。中國極其重要，可以說是世界第一，或者至少是第二大經濟體。因此，從英國的經濟利益出發，與中國開展合作至關重要。但還有一個更切合實際的原因，那就是特朗普政府反複無常的行為，這導致許多西方國家（不僅僅是英國）不得不采取對衝策略，以不同的方式平衡彼此的關係。我想可以說，英國在某種程度上效仿了加拿大總理卡尼上周的做法，鑒於特朗普總統的行為，他們正在以一種更明智、更恰當的方式來平衡與美國的關係。
問：
根據您擔任英國商務大臣期間的經驗，您認為中英經貿合作在哪些方麵最有發展潛力？
文斯·凱布爾：
我看到首相帶了一個大約50人的商界代表團。他們代表的行業與我15年前陪同首相訪問時感興趣的行業相同。而且可以說，英國在這些領域具有比較優勢。我們很有競爭力。我們擁有一些中國可能感興趣的東西。嗯，我們指的是服務業、創意產業、金融和專業服務、教育，英國通過其大學以及製造業的特定領域，是主要的國際教育提供者，盡管英國已經經曆了嚴重的去工業化。我們仍然有一些非常成功的行業。所以這是一個多元化的組合，但本質上是一樣的。嗯，我認為中國人確實覺得英國提供的很多東西都很有吸引力。我認為英國對華出口占比超過5%，超過了印度、澳大利亞和日本的總和。雖然遠低於歐盟和美國，但這仍然很重要，而且我認為正在重點發展的行業是正確的。
問：
根據您的經驗，這種麵對麵的握手外交，而不是僅僅通過屏幕交流，有多重要？
文斯·凱布爾
嗯，我認為遠程外交的危險在於，媒體很容易扭曲事實。英國和其他一些國家一樣，有很多媒體對中國持非常強烈的負麵報道，有些問題這種報道有其合理性，有些則不然。我認為，高層人士會麵並坦誠清晰地闡明優先事項更為重要。我的意思是，如果我是施塔爾姆首相，在接下來的幾天裏，貿易無疑是最重要的議題，我認為應該優先考慮貿易，或者更廣泛地說，優先考慮貿易和投資。但我認為，對英國來說，最棘手的問題可能是我們現在對烏克蘭負有非常沉重的責任。我們發現，中國雖然沒有公開表態，但卻默許地站在了俄羅斯一邊。這給英國和其他歐洲國家帶來了很多困難。
我認為，明確告知我們的中國朋友，我們希望他們采取哪些措施來幫助妥善解決這場衝突，並維護中國方麵所強調的領土完整原則，這一點至關重要。很好。
Former UK Business Secretary Vince Cable on Starmer's China visit
CGTN Europe 2026年1月28日
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u92euIoXuWQ
CGTN Europe spoke to Vince Cable, Former UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade and former leader of the Liberal Democrats Party
Asks
Well, Vince Cable is the former leader of the Liberal Democrat Party and was Britain's business secretary between 2010 and 2015.
Vince Cable
Well, it's it's significant for the UK that we um have good business-like relationships with all the major economic powers in the world. I mean, we're a trading country and an open country. Uh and China is massively important, arguably number one or certainly number two in the world economy. So as a matter of Britain's economic interest, it's important that we engage. But there is another more topical reason which is the erratic behavior of the Trump administration which is causing a lot of western countries, not just the UK, uh to hedge to sort of balance our relationships in a different way. Um and I suppose you could say that the British are to some extent following the lead of uh Premier Carney um from Canada last week in balancing our relationship with the United States in a more um perhaps more sensible and appropriate way given the way President Trump's behaving.
Asks
From your experience um from your time as the UK's business secretary, I wonder where you see the strongest opportunities for uh renewed China UK economic and and trade cooperation.
Vince Cable
Well, I see that uh the prime minister is taking with him, I think, a deputation of about 50 business people.
Uh and they represent the same sectors that were interested um uh when I went went with the prime minister 15 years ago. Uh and they're areas where Britain, you could say, has a comparative advantage. We're competitive. We have something useful that the Chinese may wish to engage with. Uh we're talking about service sectors, creative industries, financial and professional services, education uh where Britain is a major international provider through its universities as well as specialized areas of manufacturing although Britain has heavily de-industrialized. We have some very successful sectors. So it's it's a mixture, but it's it's the same mixture. Um uh and I I I think actually you know the Chinese are finding a lot of the things that the British offer quite attractive. I think the share of British exports going to China is over 5%. It's it's more than India, Australia and Japan combined. It's a lot less than the European Union and a lot less the United States. But it's important and I think the sectors that are being pursued are the right ones.
Asks
How important given your experience uh is this eyeball to eyeball shake of hands diplomacy rather than doing it all on down a screen?
Vince Cable
Well, I think the danger of long-distance diplomacy is that it all gets rather distorted through the media. there is a lot of um very anti-China media coverage in the UK as in some other countries and some issues where there's justification, others not. And I think it's much more important that the people at the top meet and set out priorities honestly and clearly. I mean, if I were um in Prime Minister Stalm's shoes uh in the next few days, yeah, trade masses enormously and I I think it's right to prioritize it or trade and investment more generally. But I think probably the trickiest issue for the UK is that we have now have this very heavy uh commitment to Ukraine. Uh we find uh China not openly but tacitly on theother side in support of Russia. That creates a lot of difficulty for the British and other European countries.
And I think it's important to be clear with our Chinese friends what we would want them to do in order to help resolve this conflict in a satisfactory way and uphold the principle of territorial integrity which the Chinese rightly emphasize. Nice.