Rishi Sunak, who became the British Prime Minister after Liz Truss resigned 45 days after taking office, made remarkable statements about China. “We need to change our approach to China” said Sunak, “Let’s be frank, the so-called ‘golden age’ is over with the naive idea that trade will automatically lead to social and political reform.” said.
“GOLDEN AGE IS OVER”
Prime Minister Sunak, in his speech at the annual “Lord Mayor’s Banquet” dinner, made statements about the future of British-Chinese relations.
“We need to change our approach to China. Let’s be frank, the so-called ‘golden age’ is over with the naive idea that trade will automatically lead to social and political reform,” Sunak said. used the phrases.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Sunak underlined that they cannot rely on simple Cold War rhetoric.
“WE ARE AWARE THAT IT IS CREATING AN EVEN MORE CHALLENGE”
Referring to the detention and later release of BBC reporter Edward Lawrence while he was following the protests against the curfew due to Kovid-19 in China on 27 November, Sunak said:
“We recognize that China poses a systematic challenge to our values and interests, a challenge that becomes more acute as we move towards greater authoritarianism.”
Sunak underlined that under his leadership, his country would not choose the “status quo”, and that it would face its international rivals with “solid pragmatism, not great rhetoric”.
Source: AA