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The Chinese ambassador has warned Jeremy Corbyn should "know how to behave" when he sits down with the country's President at Buckingham Palace.
Mr Corbyn is expected to confront the Chinese President over his human rights record when he attends a state banquet on Tuesday evening.
But Liu Xiaoming, China's ambassador to Britiain, told the BBC's Andrew Marr show that President Xi Jinping was "not here for a debate" on human rights.
Telegraph
He said: "I think the State Banquet is for Her Majesty – it’s her show. Either Jeremy Corbyn or others are her guests.
“I think the British people are very gentlemen[ly], very smart. They know how to behave on occasions like this."
Mr Xiaoming said: "You think Labour Party will raise human rights at a state banquet? I don't think so."
He said China did not "shy away" from human rights issues and said he had a "good meeting with Jeremy Corbyn last week.”
“We all know China and the UK differ very much because we have different history, different culture, we are in different stage of development", he said.
“It's natural we have differences, even in regard to human rights. In China we care more about rights to better life, to better job, to better housing."
This is the first time a Chinese president has visited Britain for more than a decade and the Prime Minister has said the visit will be a “very important moment for British-Chinese relations, which are in a very good state”.
Mr Corbyn's spokesman confirmed: "He will be using the opportunity next week to raise the issue of human rights.
"There are meetings being discussed, and if he gets private meetings he will be raising it at those meetings. That is the right thing to do."
Mr Corbyn's wife, Laura Alvarez, has said she will not attend the event.
Ahead of thr visit, Mr Cameron said: "Trade is growing, investment is growing, the people-to-people contact is growing, not least with the 135,000 Chinese students studying here in Britain.
“But I think it’s an opportunity to review all of those things but also talk about how Britain and China can work together on some of the global issues, talking about climate change, tackling poverty, making sure that world institutions like the United Nations are working for the benefit of the world.”
Jeremy Corbyn should 'know how to behave' when he meets China's President - Telegraph
Mr Corbyn is expected to confront the Chinese President over his human rights record when he attends a state banquet on Tuesday evening.
But Liu Xiaoming, China's ambassador to Britiain, told the BBC's Andrew Marr show that President Xi Jinping was "not here for a debate" on human rights.
Telegraph
He said: "I think the State Banquet is for Her Majesty – it’s her show. Either Jeremy Corbyn or others are her guests.
“I think the British people are very gentlemen[ly], very smart. They know how to behave on occasions like this."
Mr Xiaoming said: "You think Labour Party will raise human rights at a state banquet? I don't think so."
He said China did not "shy away" from human rights issues and said he had a "good meeting with Jeremy Corbyn last week.”
“We all know China and the UK differ very much because we have different history, different culture, we are in different stage of development", he said.
“It's natural we have differences, even in regard to human rights. In China we care more about rights to better life, to better job, to better housing."
This is the first time a Chinese president has visited Britain for more than a decade and the Prime Minister has said the visit will be a “very important moment for British-Chinese relations, which are in a very good state”.
Mr Corbyn's spokesman confirmed: "He will be using the opportunity next week to raise the issue of human rights.
"There are meetings being discussed, and if he gets private meetings he will be raising it at those meetings. That is the right thing to do."
Mr Corbyn's wife, Laura Alvarez, has said she will not attend the event.
Ahead of thr visit, Mr Cameron said: "Trade is growing, investment is growing, the people-to-people contact is growing, not least with the 135,000 Chinese students studying here in Britain.
“But I think it’s an opportunity to review all of those things but also talk about how Britain and China can work together on some of the global issues, talking about climate change, tackling poverty, making sure that world institutions like the United Nations are working for the benefit of the world.”
Jeremy Corbyn should 'know how to behave' when he meets China's President - Telegraph
