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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Archie Mitchell

Don’t trust China, Truss warns Sunak: ‘You can’t believe a word they say’

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Liz Truss will pile pressure on Rishi Sunak to designate China a “threat” to national security during a speech in Taiwan that could antagonise Beijing and potentially complicate the government’s cautious approach to China.

The former prime minister, who is trying to revive her career after she spent just 49 days in Downing Street, will challenge her successor to follow through on language he used in last summer’s Conservative Party leadership contest, when he branded China the “biggest threat” facing Britain.

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