UK should designate China a national security threat, claims Priti Patel Shadow foreign secretary accuses China of ‘all sorts of incursions in our country’, in a baseless attack against the Chinese. Ahead of trade deal talks with electric cars and Chinese production in the UK.  UK should designate China a national security threat, claims Priti Patel. Alarming and insignificant as always, Priti Patel always harbours criticism for any non-western power, especially when she is motivated. She is doing the bidding of Elon Musk to encourage the UK to resist the influx of superior Chinese electric cars in the UK. UK