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Sunak Slams China as UK’s ‘Biggest Long-Term Threat’
Sunak Slams China as UK’s ‘Biggest Long-Term Threat’
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Later on Monday, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will go head-to-head on BBC One in the first live TV debate since MPs whittled the Tory leadership candidate roster... 25.07.2022, Sputnik International
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Former UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged curbs on China as Britain’s “biggest long-term threat". In an apparent jab at Truss, the 42-year-old added, “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.”The former chancellor also promised that if he becomes the prime minister, he will order the closure of all 30 of the UK's Confucius Institutes, which promote the teaching of Chinese language and culture in Britain.Additionally, Sunak vowed that if he wins the leadership race, a NATO-style alliance to contain China will be set up, along with moves to influence international standards on cybersecurity and help British businesses and universities counter Chinese industrial espionage with the help of MI5.On Sunday, the 42-year-old pledged that he would “work” with US President Joe Biden and other world leaders “to transform the West’s resilience to the threat China poses.”Late last week, the Truss campaign questioned Sunak’s pledge to contain China, with the former Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith describing the announcement as “surprising”. He recalled that over the past few years, the UK Treasury “has pushed hard for an economic deal with China” despite Beijing sanctioning Smith and four other UK parliamentarians.Smith yet again brought up the previous accusations against China as he mentioned Beijing “brutally cracking down on peaceful democracy campaigners in Hong Kong, threatening Taiwan, illegally occupying the South China Sea, committing genocide on the Uyghurs and increasing its influence in our [UK] universities.”A spokesperson for Truss, in turn, stressed that she had “strengthened Britain’s position on China since becoming Foreign Secretary and helped lead the international response to increased Chinese aggression.” The spokesperson promised that “this will only continue when she becomes prime minister and seeks to expand her network of liberty around the world.”Sunak and Truss are now two remaining candidates in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister. Both secured their places in the final two last Wednesday, when Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt was knocked out in the fifth round of voting by Conservative MPs.The two contenders are set to spend the next few weeks campaigning for the votes of about 180,000 Conservative Party members around the country, who will vote by postal or online ballot. The winner of the party leadership vote will be announced on September 5 and will automatically become prime minister.
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Sunak Slams China as UK’s ‘Biggest Long-Term Threat’
09:54 GMT 25.07.2022 (Updated: 15:20 GMT 28.05.2023) Later on Monday, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will go head-to-head on BBC One in the first live TV debate since MPs whittled the Tory leadership candidate roster down to two last week. Sunak’s team perceives the debate as his best chance to try to close Truss’ opinion poll lead among Conservative Party members, who will decide the leadership race.
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Rishi Sunak has pledged curbs on China as Britain’s “biggest long-term threat".
In a speech on Monday, Sunak, one of the two remaining Tory leadership candidates, also criticized the Chinese government for “saddling developing countries with insurmountable debt and using this to seize their assets or hold a diplomatic gun to their heads.”
In an apparent jab at Truss, the 42-year-old added, “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.”
The former chancellor also promised that if he becomes the prime minister, he will order the closure of all 30 of the UK's Confucius Institutes, which promote the teaching of Chinese language and culture in Britain.
Additionally, Sunak vowed that if he wins the leadership race, a NATO-style alliance to contain China will be set up, along with moves to influence international standards on cybersecurity and help British businesses and universities counter Chinese industrial espionage with the help of MI5.
On Sunday, the 42-year-old pledged that he would “work” with
US President Joe Biden and other world leaders “to transform the West’s resilience to the threat China poses.”
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian has, meanwhile, declined to make specific remarks on Monday's speech delivered by Sunak, adding, “I do want to inform some UK politicians that they can’t solve their own problems by frequently using China to make arguments and hyping the ‘China threat’ and other irresponsible statements.”
Late last week, the Truss campaign questioned Sunak’s pledge to contain China, with the former Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith describing the announcement as “surprising”. He recalled that over the past few years, the UK Treasury “has pushed hard for an economic deal with China” despite Beijing sanctioning Smith and four other UK parliamentarians.
“After such a litany, I have one simple question, where have you been over the last two years?” the MP added referring to Sunak.
Smith yet again brought up the previous accusations against China as he mentioned Beijing “brutally cracking down on peaceful democracy campaigners in Hong Kong, threatening Taiwan, illegally occupying the South China Sea, committing genocide on the Uyghurs and increasing its influence in our [UK] universities.”
A spokesperson for Truss, in turn, stressed that she had “strengthened Britain’s position on China since becoming Foreign Secretary and helped lead the international response to increased Chinese aggression.” The spokesperson promised that “this will only continue when she becomes prime minister and seeks to expand her network of liberty around the world.”
The remarks came after the state-run Chinese news outlet Global Times suggested that Sunak was Beijing’s preferred leadership candidate. While “most of the candidates hold a tough stance on China, only one of them [Sunak] has a clear and pragmatic view on developing UK-China ties,” according to the outlet.
Sunak and Truss are now two remaining candidates in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister. Both secured their places in the final two last Wednesday, when
Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt was knocked out in the fifth round of voting by Conservative MPs.
The two contenders are set to spend the next few weeks campaigning for the votes of about 180,000 Conservative Party members around the country, who will vote by postal or online ballot. The winner of the party leadership vote will be announced on September 5 and will automatically become prime minister.
