尽管伦敦的对华态度还远谈不上转向——克莱弗利的论述中依然不乏充满冷战思维的陈词滥调，但他也无意中点破了英国扭曲的极不健康的政治现实：“新冷战”令一些英国人满意，而对华合作受到批判。这些年正是这股逆流推着中英关系走入歧途，走到现在的困难境地。英国首相经历了走马灯式的轮替，在对华态度上却进行了好几轮强硬加码，对中英关系造成严重伤害。

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