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Minister answers urgent question about Chinese intelligence gathering as Yang Tengbo denies being a spy – UK politics live

Speaker tells MPs not to criticise Prince Andrew after court lifted anonymity ruling in case of alleged Chinese spy

Asked again about China, Starmer says:

Our approach is the approach I’ve just set out.

It’s important to engage. Of course, we have to challenge where we must, but it’s better to engage, to challenge, than to stay aside, as it were, important to cooperate where we can on issues like climate change, which need that cooperation.

Of course, we are concerned about the challenge that China poses.

As you know, I had a meeting with the [Chinese] president just a few weeks ago. Our approach is one of engagement, of cooperating where we need to cooperate, particularly for example on issues like climate change, to challenge where we must and where we should, particularly on issues like human rights, and to compete when it comes to trade.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Speaker tells MPs not to criticise Prince Andrew after court lifted anonymity ruling in case of alleged Chinese spyAsked again about China, Starmer says:Our approach is the approach I’ve just set out.It’s important to engage. Of course, we have to challenge where we must, but it’s better to engage, to challenge, than to stay aside, as it were, important to cooperate where we can on issues like climate change, which need that cooperation.Of course, we are concerned about the challenge that China poses.As you know, I had a meeting with the [Chinese] president just a few weeks ago. Our approach is one of engagement, of cooperating where we need to cooperate, particularly for example on issues like climate change, to challenge where we must and where we should, particularly on issues like human rights, and to compete when it comes to trade. Continue reading…