UK’s Sunak Rejects ‘Simplistic’ Cold War Rhetoric on China

Rishi Sunak said the UK cannot rely on “simplistic” Cold War rhetoric against China, even after the BBC said one of its journalists was arrested and alleged he had been beaten and kicked by police while covering anti-government protests in Shanghai.

In his first major foreign policy speech as premier on Monday, Sunak will draw a clear line under the much-vaunted “golden era” of UK-China relations pursued by former Prime Minister David Cameron, a fellow Conservative. But according to a text of his planned remarks emailed by his office, he’ll also insist China “cannot simply” be ignored, especially on issues such as global economic stability or climate change.