Britain’s ‘golden era’ of close engagement with China is over, says Rishi Sunak
The TelegraphIn his speech, Mr Sunak outlined his two-track approach to Beijing - a willingness to call out China over wrongdoing while also engaging on areas where cooperation is needed. Mr Sunak said: “Let’s be clear, the so-called 'golden era' is over, along with the naive idea that trade would lead to social and political reform. Climate change and economic stability “Of course, we cannot simply ignore China’s significance in world affairs - to global economic stability or issues like climate change. Sir Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader, on Monday criticised Mr Sunak’s use of the phrase “robust pragmatism”. Sir Ian told The Telegraph: “I don’t agree that we want ‘robust pragmatism’ - what we have to recognise is China is posing a greater and greater threat to the way we live our lives.” China ‘a threat’ Mr Sunak indicated earlier this month that he would not follow his predecessor, Ms Truss, in labelling China a “threat” in the updated version of the “integrated review”, a strategy published last year bringing together foreign, security and defence policy.
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