The Importance of Foreign Policy in China

I don't think it's realistic to suggest that by blocking Huawei that will make an impact on China, Chinese government's policy towards its citizens in Xinjiang. What the Chinese clearly are sensitive to is global opinion directed against their own actions. I think this is a unique example of where the main impact on Chinese government policy will come not by the reaction of the United States or the United Kingdom, but which then a sense they can ignore. But when the Muslim world makes the kind of protests against China, can you imagine if this was happening in Britain? And with all credit to Turkey that they have broken ranks and have now condemned China. If they were accompanied by all the countries of the Arab