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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Who are the UK MPs and peers who had sanctions imposed on them by China?

MP for Tonbridge; former security minister Tugendhat was first elected in 2015. The son of a high court judge, Tugendhat served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and later became a military assistant to the chief of the defence staff. He chaired the foreign affairs select committee between 2017 and 2022. After the sanctions were announced, he said it was a direct assault on British democracy and an attempt to silence the British people.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Defence lawyers would have used Tories' statements to dismiss China spy case, attorney general says

Ministers publicly portrayed China as not an enemy, creating defence grounds to challenge espionage charges against two men accused of spying for Beijing.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Labour's softening stance towards China reinforced by dropped spy case

Labour has softened its China policy, shifting from condemning human-rights abuses toward economic engagement, prompting criticism and scrutiny of Keir Starmer's security advisers.
fromwww.dw.com
7 months ago

Sanae Takaichi expected to be Japan's first female PM DW 10/04/2025

Conservative hard-liner Takaichi is the former internal affairs minister of Japan. She holds hawkish views on China, and has also visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which memorializes Japan's war dead.
World politics
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Europe has lost one superpower ally can it afford to be in the crosshairs of two? | Nathalie Tocci

Europe's China policy has shifted from economic engagement to cautious de-risking and alignment with US-led security concerns, but transatlantic uncertainty now complicates that stance.
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