PM’s first major foreign policy speech warns of the creeping authoritarianism of Xi Jinping’s regime
Rishi Sunak has signalled the end of the “golden era” of relations between Britain and China, using his first major foreign policy speech to warn of the creeping authoritarianism of Xi Jinping’s regime.
As police in China launched a show of force in an attempt to contain the highest levels of civil disobedience seen in decades, the prime minister threw his support behind protesters by condemning Beijing’s “crackdown”, as well as the assault of a BBC journalist.
PM’s first major foreign policy speech warns of the creeping authoritarianism of Xi Jinping’s regimeRishi Sunak has signalled the end of the “golden era” of relations between Britain and China, using his first major foreign policy speech to warn of the creeping authoritarianism of Xi Jinping’s regime.As police in China launched a show of force in an attempt to contain the highest levels of civil disobedience seen in decades, the prime minister threw his support behind protesters by condemning Beijing’s “crackdown”, as well as the assault of a BBC journalist. Continue reading…