Liz Truss will declare China an official threat for the first time - The Times

China will be classed as a “threat” to national security for the first time under plans by Liz Truss for a tougher approach to Beijing.

The foreign secretary has promised to reshape foreign policy if she becomes prime minister. She has pledged to reopen the integrated review, published last year, which set out British priorities in diplomacy and defence over the next decade.

According to allies of Truss, China would be elevated to a similar status as Russia, which is defined in the review as an “acute threat”.

• The Times view on Britain’s relationship with China: Back Away from Beijing

China was described as a “systemic competitor” and the review argued that the UK should deepen its trading relationship with Beijing while

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