The British government is growing warier of China
Ministers have grown twitchy about Huawei, among other things
IN 2015 David Cameron and Xi Jinping propped up a bar in Buckinghamshire to toast a “golden era” in Anglo-Chinese relations over pints of ale. Things now seem to have turned bitter. The latest example came in a speech by Gavin Williamson, the defence secretary, on February 11th. Mr Williamson promised that Britain’s new aircraft carrier, the Queen Elizabeth (pictured above), would go to the Pacific for its inaugural mission in 2021, complete with American-piloted F-35 fighter jets. Britain, he said would “oppose those who flout international law”.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The not-so-golden era”
Britain February 23rd 2019
- Britain’s Parliament splinters
- Honda’s departure adds to the gloom enveloping Britain’s car industry
- The British government is growing warier of China
- Long hostile to the legal system, British trade unions have changed
- Brexit weakens Britain’s influence at the UN
- Police need to rethink how they deal with organised crime
- John McDonnell, Labour’s hard man
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