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China warns the UK against a new 'cold war' as it accuses British politicians of poisoning relations with Beijing

China has warned the UK against pursuing a new 'cold war' with the East amid rising international criticism of Beijing's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.He accused UK politicians of being "addicted to the cold war mentality to compare China to the former Soviet Union and urge a review of the China-UK relationship, and even call for a new cold war."

Liu Xiaoming, Beijing's ambassador to the UK, said in a webinar on Tuesday that British politicians could "poison" the UK's relationship with China,"Regrettably a few politicians in the UK have been addicted to the cold war mentality to compare China to the former Soviet Union and urge a review of the China-UK relationship, and even call for a new cold war," he said.

The First Secretary of State Dominic Raab, who deputized for Johnson while he recovered from the coronavirus,that the UK's relationship with China could not return to "business as usual" after the pandemic. They include former Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith and Tom Tugendhat, chair of the UK Parliament's influential foreign affairs select committee."I can't see how it doesn't change that. Clearly, it's going to have implications," he told Business Insider.REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

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China is the outlier here. They want to threaten a new Cold War then let’s have it. They will lose it just like the last totalitarian regime to lose such a confrontation. China doesn’t stand a chance. Bring it on!

China has poisoned the world.

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who warns who?

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Ingleses son los mayores asesinos de la historia.

Classic Kansas City Shuffle move target is USA. Bait-and-switch confidence play employing misdirection, subterfuge, and playing on the 'mark's' (USA) arrogance to send a message. UK in no position to engage and sustain a cold war and China knows that BUT UK locked at hip with USA

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The CCPVirus / XIVIRUS / POOHVIRUS Is killing the world, meanwhile CCP IS BULLYING the world. Wake up WORLD. boycottMadeInChina CCPLiedPeopleDied CCPStillLiesPeopleStillDie

They are guilty of the pandemia and now they are imposing their own terms and conditions.

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China is flailing. Finger pointing everywhere. They should be apologizing to the world for deception and lies about the origin and spread of coronavirus. ChinaLies

China a communist regime can not be trusted politically or economically. China has it's own agenda which is not in the interests of democratically run Governments.

The UK is a compliant little poodle for their US master. Funny how their roles have reversed.

Fuck. We warn you, China! FuckChina

Chinese Communist are just Bullies, The World is Wide Awake to their Tactics.

If this happens I feel bad for future IGCSE and A level history students 😂 Nayhrma

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