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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Shweta Sharma

Beijing calls Britain US ‘vassal’ and threatens ‘damage’ to UK-China ties after Sunak’s G7 comments

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China offered a stinging rebuttal to Rishi Sunak who called Beijing a “challenge to global security” by labelling Britain a “vassal” of the US and warning of lasting “damage” to its ties with London.

“The relevant remarks by the British side are simply parroting words from others and constitute malicious slanders in disregard of the facts. China firmly opposes and strongly condemns this,” said a spokesperson for Zheng Zeguang, the Chinese ambassador to Britain.

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