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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Prince Andrew spy scandal may have further exposed threat posed by China

Former prime minister David Cameron shares a pint with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping
Former prime minister David Cameron shares a pint with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, at a pub near Chequers in 2015 during a state visit to the UK. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Prince Andrew should be commended for doing Britain a great service according to longstanding China watcher, Charles Parton. The now marginalised royal has, the analyst observed, “almost single handedly” succeeded “in highlighting the threat to free and open countries” posed by the contemporary Chinese state.

The story of Sino-British has developed rapidly of late, turning 180 degrees in less than a decade.

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