UK Calls China a Major Challenge but an Essential Economic Partner

China a major challenge but an essential partner: UK

"China's power is an inescapable fact," Foreign Secretary David Lammy has told parliament in an update on the UK's government's 'audit' on Beijing.

UK calls China a major challenge but an essential economic partner ...

UK calls China’s power ‘an inescapable fact’, says freezing ties not an option

Chinese attempts to spy on and destabilise Britain have grown, but Beijing remains a vital economic partner, a government audit concludes.

UK calls China a major challenge but an essential economic partner

The U.K. government says China’s attempts to spy, destabilize and disrupt Britain’s economy and democracy have grown, but Beijing is still a vital economic partner. U.K.

UK seeks ‘trade and investment relationship’ with China despite spying risk

The Government’s China audit and national security strategy set out the approach to engagement with Beijing. Chinese spying, interference in the UK’s democracy and attempts to undermine the economy have increased in recent years, the UK Government said. Ministers promised “greater robustness and consistency” in the way the UK deals with China but acknowledged the desire for a “trade and investment relationship” with the world’s second biggest ec…