カテゴリー: Foreign policy
UK prime minister goes further than G7 summit statement in outlining challenge posed by BeijingChina poses the biggest challenge to global security and prosperity of our age with the “means and intent to reshape the world order”, Rishi Sunak has said…
Leaders expected to form council that will discuss response if states such as Russia and China boycott trade for political reasonsThe UK and other G7 countries are planning collective action against Russia and China if they threaten trade boycotts for …
Zhao Wei is accused of gathering information on Conservative MP Michael Chong in retaliation for criticism of China’s Uyghur policyCanada has expelled a Chinese diplomat after an intelligence report accused him of trying to intimidate a Canadian lawmak…
Consul general calls for ‘constructive engagement’ with territory as China’s Han Zheng confirms he will attend king’s coronationBritain’s most senior diplomat to Hong Kong has called for an end to “megaphone diplomacy” between the UK and the Chinese te…
UK foreign secretary warns a war across Taiwan strait and likely destruction of semiconductor industry would have global effectsA Chinese invasion of Taiwan would destroy world trade, and distance would offer no protection to the inevitable catastrophi…
Exclusive: People who risked their lives and were evacuated to Britain were forcibly removed to Nepal days laterMore than 100 Nepali guards who risked their lives to protect British embassy staff in Afghanistan before the Taliban seized back control we…
Lu Shaye’s comments raise fresh questions over China’s role in brokering peace in UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesFrance, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have expressed dismay after China’s ambassador in Paris questioned the sovereignty no…
Barriers also removed from high commissioner’s residence after Sikhs protest at Indian mission in LondonNew Delhi has reduced security outside the British high commission and the high commissioner’s residence in the Indian capital, removing the usual y…
Deal is designed to counter perceived threat from Beijing but analysts in China say it could push region closer to conflictWhen the UK, the US and Australia announced the details of their multibillion-dollar deal to provide Australia with nuclear-power…
Beijing accuses US, UK and Australia of disregarding global concerns with plan to build nuclear-powered vesselsChina has accused the US, UK and Australia of embarking on a “path of error and danger” in response to the Aukus partners’ announcement of a …
Programme spent £2.7bn between 2016 and 2021 but is fragmented and lacks a clear rationale, report saysBritain’s aid programme to India is fragmented, lacks a clear rationale and does little to counter the negative trends in human rights and democracy …
First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040sThe UK’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet could double in size as plans were revealed for the new “Aukus” vessels to be based on a British d…
Latest phase of Aukus scheme comes amid concerns about growing threat from ChinaRishi Sunak will fly to San Diego on Sunday to unveil plans for supplying Australia with nuclear-powered submarines under the Aukus scheme amid concerns about the growing t…
China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi speaks of need to uphold principle of territorial integrity but also of respecting Russia’s ‘legitimate security interests’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesWestern leaders have reacted nervously to a Chinese peace…
Exclusive: Whitehall officials planning strategy to tackle disruption to global supply chains in the aftermath of an attackWhitehall officials have strategised a series of scenarios about the economic fallout that could follow if China were to invade T…