The Chinese regime is “incredibly challenging” on the global stage and threatens some of the principles and institutions underpinning the international order, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said.
Cleverly made the comments when pressed about the UK’s position in relation to the communist regime, as he is set to give a major speech on the future of UK foreign policy on Monday.
Appearing on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, he said: “China is an incredibly challenging country on the international stage.”
Cleverly said China is “a potentially important partner for good in areas like climate change,” but the regime’s behaviour is “unacceptable” on a number of issues such as the treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority and the violation of international treaties in regard to Hong Kong….