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Sunak chides China after report says a UK House staffer is a suspected Beijing spy
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on September 10, 2023
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has criticized China's interference in British democracy following the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying for Beijing. Sunak raised his concerns with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during a meeting at the G20 summit in India. The Metropolitan police confirmed the arrest of two...
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Published on September 11, 2023 - 00:23
Govt policy on China ‘too weak’, says former Tory leader
Former Conservative Party Leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has signalled that he and others in the party believe the government’s position on China is “too weak”.
It comes as Rishi Sunak faces pressure to designate China a threat to national security after a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing.
Sir Iain said: “They’ve penetrated so many institutions, from universities, through to scientific communities and also Parliament; surely that’s an act of a threatening nature?” Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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