“Whilst the struggle for equality and against racism remains an ongoing one, the turnout at today’s event shows how far we have come in achieving representation, thanks to the tireless efforts of all you and of so many others up and down the country over successive decades.”

“We believe that socialism is superior to capitalism. This superiority should be demonstrated in that socialism provides more favourable conditions for expanding the productive forces than capitalism does.” These words by Deng Xiaoping were quoted by Keith Bennett in his address to a Round Table organised by China’s Embassy in London to brief China’s friends on the outcome of China’s annual representative and consultative “Two Sessions”.

“China’s growth is now expressed above all in qualitative terms, with advances in AI, robotics and other fields all contributing to what many people in the world, young people in particular, are describing as “a very Chinese moment” in their lives.” Keith Bennett in an interview with Chinese media.