China is not a threat to the UK, new envoy says

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - China is not a threat or a rival to the United Kingdom so cooperation should be expanded, China's new ambassador to London, Zheng Zeguang, said on Tuesday.

"A China that follows a new and Chinese-style path to socialist modernisation will only create greater opportunities for the world," Zheng said.

"China is not a challenge, not a threat nor a rival to the UK," he said. (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; editing by Sarah Young)