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British PM Sunak says ‘golden era’ of UK-China relations is over

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech during the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet at Guildhall, in London, United Kingdom, November 28, 2022 [Toby Melville/Reuters]

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said China poses a “systemic” challenge to UK values and interests as his government condemned Beijing after a BBC journalist was beaten while covering protests in Shanghai.

In his first major foreign policy speech, Sunak said the so-called “golden era” of UK relations with China was “over, along with the naive idea that trade would automatically lead to social and political reform”.

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