How A New Government In Britain Could Deal With China
Crafting a new policy towards relations with Beijing will not be easy after the imminent UK election, but an incoming government will have hundreds of years of experience to draw on.
Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, unveils Labour’s 2024 election manifesto at an event in Manchester, June 13, 2024. Credit: Keir Starmer via Flickr
For all their arguments about other issues, the UK’s current governing party, the Conservatives, and the main opposition Labour party have been largely aligned on their China policy over recent history. The transition from the last Labour administration in 2010 to the coalition government led by David Cameron serves as a good example. At the time, one senior member of the new administration told me that on this issue (and on relations with India) they thought the previous government had taken
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