China asks British politicians for "containment" and affirms that its problems do not depend on Beijing

MADRID, 25 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Chinese authorities have asked British politicians for “containment” on Monday and have affirmed that by avoiding the supposed Chinese threat “they will not be able to solve the problems” of the United Kingdom.

The spokesman for the Asian giant's Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian, referred to the words of the conservative Rishi Sunak, former UK Treasury Minister and candidate to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the 'Tories' during a press conference. ' and Prime Minister of the country.

"I want to say to some British politicians that they cannot solve their problems with arguments related to the Chinese threat and other types of irresponsible comments," he said.

However, he has indicated that the election of the next conservative leader is an "internal matter" of the country. Sunak had earlier pointed to China as the biggest "threat" to the UK, according to reports in The Guardian newspaper.

Both he and the other candidate, Foreign Minister Liz Truss, have described the Asian country as a "threat", which they have referred to "forcefully". Both are scheduled to face each other this Monday at 9:00 p.m. in a televised debate.

Sunak has promised, in fact, that if he is elected prime minister he will "stop Chinese influence, especially in universities" and give British companies and public institutions the "cyber protection they need".

In addition, he has assured that he will work with leaders such as the US president, Joe Biden, to "transform the resilience of the West in the face of the threat posed by China."

The Truss campaign, for its part, has insisted that the minister has precisely managed to "strengthen the British position against Beijing and has helped the world respond to the growing Chinese aggression", something that she has promised to continue doing "in case of be chosen."