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Sami Quadri

Mike Bloomberg apologises to guests after Boris Johnson criticises China during speech

Boris Johnson will issue a rallying call to not to allow “defeatism” in the face of the worsening economic situation to undermine the fight against global warming (PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

Billionaire financier Mike Bloomberg was forced to apologise to hundreds of guests at a business event in Singapore after Boris Johnson made a speech criticising China, reports have said.

The former Prime Minister spoke at the Bloomberg New Economy Form in Singapore on Tuesday where he described China as “a coercive autocracy” during an after-dinner speech to approximately 500 Asian businesspeople, investors and diplomats.

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