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UK PM hopeful outlines anti-China plan

Rishi Sunak has branded China the UK’s ‘largest threat’ and pledged to take multiple steps against Beijing

Rishi Sunak, former UK Chancellor launched an attack on China Monday. He pledged to “reform” the country. “face down” Beijing should he become Britain’s next prime minister. Beijing symbolizes the “largest threat”To the UK, and worldwide “security and prosperity”Sunak stated that the whole of China was represented, and he announced various anti-China measures he would be taking as prime minister.

This program is designed to address the problem of alleged Chinese immigrants “threat” includes closing “all 30 of China’s Confucius Institutes in the UK,” which are an instrument of Beijing’s “soft power,”The PM hopeful stated. He also promised to ramp up intelligence activities to “counter Chinese industrial espionage.”

China and the Chinese Communist Party represent the largest threat to Britain and the world’s this century.

You can also create a “new international alliance”Combining unspecified “free nations”This would make it easier. “to tackle Chinese cyber-threats and share best practice in technology security.”Sunak also pledged his support for “protect key British assets”Chinese Takeovers “That means examining the need to prevent Chinese acquisitions of key British assets, including strategically sensitive tech firms,”Sunak said so.

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Conservative leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss during Britain's Next Prime Minister: The ITV Debate at Riverside Studios on July 17, 2022 in London, England. © Jonathan Hordle / ITV via Getty Images
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This announcement is an attempt to defeat his rival in the race for Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’ Tory leadership post and position as prime minister. Her main talking points include her tough stance on “an aggressive Russia, to an increasingly assertive China.”Truss had accused Sunak, accusing him of being too soft on them both. The former chancellor is now back.

“Enough is enough. For too long, politicians in Britain and across the West have rolled out the red carpet and turned a blind eye to China’s nefarious activity and ambitions,”Sunak said this as he declared his crusade to China. “I will change this on Day one as PM.”

Sunak’s bold declaration marks an apparent shift in stance towards China. He has always been seen as a pragmaticist who advocates for more balanced relations with Beijing rather than intensifying hostilities. Such a stance has even scored the candidate praise from China’s largest tabloid, Global Times, which recently singled him out as the “only one”Who are the British PM candidates? “has a clear and pragmatic view on developing UK-China ties.”The UK has seen the praise for the product go down rather badly, as the Daily Mail called it “an insult to the country.” “endorsement that nobody wanted.”

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