00:00President Xi tells the story of blind men being...
00:05...represented with an elephant.
00:09One touches...
00:10...the leg and thinks it's a pillar.
00:13Another feels the belly and thinks...
00:15...it's a wall.
00:16And too often this reflects how China is...
00:20...and I profoundly believe that with broader and deeper engagement...
00:25...the sort of which we've been talking about on this visit...
00:28...is our way...
00:30...of seeing the whole elephant.
00:33And therefore building a more sophisticated...
00:35...relationship fit for these times...
00:38...which serves all aspects...
00:40...of our national interest...
00:42...and our shared interests as well.
00:45Now this means being more open...
00:50...and Frank...
00:52...to deal directly with differences and challenges.
00:55And it also means recognizing and respecting modern China...
01:00...in all its vastness and complexity...
01:03...for everything that it has achieved.
01:05...and as a power whose fortunes directly affect the United Kingdom.
01:10Thank you very much.
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