British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in a major policy speech on Tuesday that it would be a mistake to declare a new Cold War with China.
It comes six weeks after the UK published its updated foreign and defence policy strategy, labelling China an “epoch-defining challenge.”
But China-focused policy and human rights campaigners said it’s “wishful thinking” to expect a communist regime to cooperate on global issues, and that the speech revealed the UK’s foreign policy naivety.
Speaking at the Lord Mayor’s Easter Banquet on Tuesday, Cleverly said it’s “impossible, impractical” and”unwise” to sum up China in one word, whether it’s “threat,” “partner,” or “adversary.”…