Sunak’s predecessor Liz Truss called for the government to formally designate China as a threat to the UK.
Florence Lo/APUnder the radarBut back to the question at hand: should the events of the past few days affect the UK’s official policy?
Despite the arrests, observers believe it is unlikely there will be a sea-change in the UK government’s policy on China.
The allegations that China is spying on the UK, in the very heart of Britain’s democracy, is of course a very real concern.
But it will not be a surprise to the government, which has baked it into British foreign policy.
Persons:
Tom Tugendhat, Tugendhat, Rishi Sunak, Premier Li Qiang, ”, Sunak’s, Liz Truss, Iain Duncan Smith, UK’s, Oliver Dowden, James, Han Zheng, Florence Lo, —, Peter Ricketts, “, doesn’t, ” Ricketts, Christopher Furlong
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Locations:
China, Beijing, New Delhi, London, gossiping, Europe, Hong Kong, South China, Taiwan, Westminster
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