Labour delays crucial review of Britain's relations with China until after Rachel Reeves visits the Communist superpower

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Rachel Reeves is due to make a trip to Beijing in January - the first by a UK Chancellor in five years.

New York man pleads guilty to running Chinese police station in Manhattan

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Chen Jinping pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of China’s government and faces up to five years in prison

A New York man has pleaded guilty to running a undeclared police station for the…

China is rapidly expanding nuclear forces, says Pentagon

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US defence department reports that Beijing has increased operational nuclear warhead arsenal by 20% in a year

The prince and the ‘spy’ – podcast

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 13:45 UTC

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Prince Andrew is in trouble again, this time for meeting a businessman who has denied spying for China. Dan Sabbagh and David Pegg report

In parliament, it has sparked fears about how far the British …

What does the China 'spy' row show? That Starmer can't just muddle through on foreign policy | Rafael Behr

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The PM’s attitude to China exposes the void where there should be a strategic concept of Britain’s place in the world

When Keir Starmer met Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Rio last month he declared t…

Starmer accused of ‘sycophantic’ tone towards Chinese as Yang Tengbo denies being a spy – UK politics live

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Shadow home secretary calls for a rethink in relations with Beijing but Labour highlights events during Cameron’s premiership

Asked again about China, Starmer says:

Our approach is the approach I’ve ju…

Starmer says he is 'concerned about the challenge China poses' after 'spy' scandal... as PM hints at progress on delayed register of foreign agents

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On a visit to Norway, the PM was asked about the case of the suspected Beijing agent who had close ties with the Duke of York.

Alleged Chinese spy who befriended Prince Andrew is ‘tip of iceberg’, Tory MP says

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UK ministers face pressure over Chinese spy scandal as MPs consider naming banned businessman

An alleged Chinese spy who forged a close relationship with Prince Andrew is just “the tip of the iceberg”…

Weak China retail sales add to pressure on Beijing to lift economy

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Consumption rises less than forecast in November, highlighting why leadership made it the top economic concern

Top political figures call for the lifting of UK court order which bans 'Chinese spy' with links to Prince Andrew from being named

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The suspected operative knew the duke for a decade, prompting major concerns about national security and Beijing 's influence on the British establishment.