The Three C's Underpin Our Attitude to China

I think that engagement is important, and therefore I thought it was good that our defence secretary Ben Wallace met with him. It's extraordinary that just seven years ago, David Cameron was describing the UK's relationship with China as a golden age. We in the Labour Party welcomed the government's recent integrated review because in a way they landed in the position that we have been prosecuting over this period of time. That does mean that this is an era where we de-risk, particularly around important areas that involve our national security. There are big disagreements, but we will cooperate with China where we need to on issues like climate, global health.