“We are not only affected by China’s initiatives materially, but also in the realm of scientific socialist theory”, said the representative of the Institute’s Xi Jinping Thought Study Group in a speech to the Symposium on the occasion of China’s “Two Assemblies” held at the Chinese Embassy, London, on 20 March 2025.

“China has set the bold but realisable target of repeating last year’s 5% growth, the UK’s growth last year was 0.9%. Not particularly encouraging for a government that claims growth for its mantra. People in Britain should shed the New Cold War mentality and start learning from China,” commented Keith Bennett in a speech to the Symposium on the occasion of China’s “Two Assemblies” held at the Chinese Embassy, London, on 20 March 2025.

“Starmer’s visit to the White House was presented in the British press as some kind of a great achievement. In reality, Trump was quite scathing toward Starmer. When Starmer made some comment about the US and the UK always standing together, Trump more or less laughed at him and said, ‘Do you think you can take on the Russians on your own?’ … Starmer like the other European leaders are in an almost impossible dilemma, one that they probably never expected to face. And beneath the brave front, they really don’t know what to do.” So writes Keith Bennett in Global Times, 5 March 2025.