Speaking at the Lord Mayor's Banquet, the prime minister puts forward his position on foreign policy and doubles down on appearing strong against China after being criticised for being too soft on the Chinese government during the leadership campaign.
"We recognise China poses a systemic challenge to our values and interests, a challenge that grows more acute as it moves towards even greater authoritarianism."
in Indonesia during the G20 summit earlier this month but the meeting was cancelled after NATO members had to hold an emergency meeting after a Polish village near the Ukrainian border was bombed.Why are people protesting in China? He added that the US, Canada, Australia, Japan"and many others understand this too" as he said together they can"manage this sharpening competition, including with diplomacy and engagement".
Mr Sunak also spoke of the UK being a country"that stands up for our values, that defends democracy by actions not just words" but as the world evolves"so does our application of those values".
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