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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Starmer: We have to work with China – even if it threatens national security

Sir Keir Starmer appears to have laid the groundwork for a major concession to China, despite using a keynote speech to say Beijing poses “national security threats” to Britain.

With a crucial decision on the Chinese super embassy coming next week, the prime minister used his annual Mansion House speech on foreign policy to express a robust policy towards China while seeking to work with Xi Jinping’s Communist government.

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