(Observer.com ) Without surprise, the British political elections are hyping up the China issue again. A candidate who wants to replace Johnson and become the next British Prime Minister even made a fuss, saying, "I will not be rude to China."
According to the British " Daily Express " website on July 20, the British Conservative Party leader candidate and Secretary of State for Trade Policy Penny Mordaunt accused the Johnson government of "too weak to China." She threatened that if she became prime minister, she would impose a new sanctions mechanism on China.
critics believe that Modant cannot suppress international opponents. After the fourth round of voting for the Conservative Party leader on the 19th, Modant temporarily ranked second, but he is likely to be overtaken and eliminated. She tried to "get the last try."
In a policy statement, the Trade Minister exaggerated that Britain's policy toward China was "too weak" and used it to attack his opponents.
In the introduction document exclusively obtained by the Daily Express, Modant called for a complete change of China-UK relations. As soon as the article was posted, she quickly forwarded it on Twitter , proclaiming to herself: "We are too weak to China. But I won't."
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This document hyped China's internal affairs involving Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Taiwan issues, and talked about "sanctions against China", accusing the current British government of being "too weak" to China and putting economic relations above "national security" and "human rights".
According to Modant's new hawkish policy, she promises a comprehensive review of China policies of all government departments to redevelop policies and new government strategies. Under her leadership, the government must not only have a "strategy toward China", but also a vision for the Indo-Pacific region.
British media analyzed that this was her direct criticism of her opponent, Foreign Minister Liz Truss, and in the eyes of some Conservative MPs, she failed to deal with China properly.
Also sources said this also indirectly attacked former Chancellor Sunak (Rishi Sunak), who had hyped his attitude towards China in the leader's debate last Sunday. Some lawmakers followed the US anti-China media and called Sunak a "China candidate" on the grounds of his business relationship. Sunak's campaign defended his attitude towards China "unambiguous".
On July 20, in the closing speech of the 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, British officials once again made groundless accusations against China on freedom of religious belief and issues involving Hong Kong and Xinjiang, the spokesperson of our Embassy in the UK responded that the above remarks of the UK side ignored the facts, turned black and white, brutal interference in China's internal affairs, and seriously violated the basic norms of international relations. China firmly opposes and strongly condemns this. The spokesperson criticized a few Western countries, including the United Kingdom, for constantly fabricating and spreading lies, once again urged the UK to correct the bad practices of double standards on human rights issues, reflect on its own serious human rights violations at home and abroad, and stop interfering in China's internal affairs under any excuses.
On July 19th local time, after a new round of votes by British Conservative MPs, the list of candidates for the leader of the Conservative Party who entered the fifth round of voting was released, namely former Minister of Finance Sunak (118 votes), former Minister of Defense Modant (92 votes) and Foreign Minister Tras (86 votes).
The next round of voting will select the last two candidates, and about 160,000 Conservative members will vote. The results will be announced on September 5, when Johnson will hand over the keys to the Prime Minister's Office.
British media said that Tras "makes a comeback" and currently has the most hope to surpass Modant and eventually rank second. It is widely expected that most of the right-wingers will turn to Tras, who is regarded as a "Brexit supporter" after former Equality Secretary Kemi Badenoch was eliminated.
The fourth round of voting results of the British Conservative Party leader’s election
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