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King Charles Would ‘Carefully’ Consider China Visit, Senior Aide Says
Buckingham Palace has not ruled out a trip as ministers weigh whether to confront or appease Beijing, with the last visit 40 years ago.
- On Saturday, sources indicated King Charles would be prepared to undertake a state visit to China if requested by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with Buckingham Palace not ruling out the potentially controversial trip.
- A British monarch has only ever made one state visit to China: Queen Elizabeth undertook that trip four decades ago in 1986. No outgoing UK state visit to the country has occurred since.
- Charles has historically maintained distance from Chinese leadership, boycotting state banquets and privately criticizing Communist Party officials as 'appalling old waxworks' following the 1997 Hong Kong handover ceremony.
- The Palace is not ruling out the visit, though Burnham's spokesman told AFP that questions about the monarch's travel remain 'one for the palace' rather than the government.
- A senior palace aide described China as a 'hugely important country' while cautioning that organizing a state visit would pose significant complexity given the challenging diplomatic environment.
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