In the UK, the diplomatic spat served as an occasion for the British press to air criticism from those who believe that the government should adopt a stronger stance on China. For example, they say that the government should have spoken out more forcefully in support of last year's pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, and that it should not have distanced itself from the Dalai Lama (as it seems to have done) during Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to China in 2013.
在英国，这场外交口水让英国媒体抓住机会传播那些认为政府应该对中国采取更强硬立场的人的批评。比如，他们说政府应该以更有力的声音支持去年的香港民主示威，不应该在2013年卡梅伦首相访华期间与达赖喇嘛保持距离（英国政府似乎这么做了）。