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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Press Association Political Staff

Cooper accuses Tories of China ‘withdrawal’ and rejects Blair criticism

Yvette Cooper is carrying out a three-day visit to Asia (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Yvette Cooper has accused opposition critics of “cancel culture” foreign policy as she defended the Labour Government’s warming relations with China on a two-day visit to the country.

The Foreign Secretary said the Tories had presided over a “withdrawal of engagement” despite Beijing’s increasing prominence, as she argued that dealing with the world’s second-largest economy was key to UK security.

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