Chinese invasion of Taiwan ‘would be catastrophic miscalculation’
The Guardian says China would be making “a catastrophic miscalculation” if it invaded Taiwan, Liz Truss has said, telling the Nato summit that the UK and other countries should reconsider trading relationships with countries that used economic power in “coercive” ways.
In a sign of how far UK government attitudes towards China have shifted since the self-declared “golden decade” under David Cameron, the British foreign secretary said trade should be directed at countries who could be trusted.
Speaking at the Madrid summit, Truss said that with China expanding its strategic ambitions, Nato’s new strategic concept, the alliance’s core mission last updated in 2010 and now due to be revamped, should reference China specifically.
Her comments came a day after Truss called for more rapid action to help Taiwan with defensive weapons in case China invaded, saying this was a key lesson from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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