UK minister defends talks with Beijing despite China spy claims

Home secretary says Britain will take robust approach to any challenge to national or economic security

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Yvette Cooper admits ‘complex’ relations with China amid Prince Andrew spy claims

UK home secretary stresses need for economic cooperation, against backdrop of royal revelations. The UK home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has admitted the government has a “complex arrangement” with ...
The Guardian - 5h
A suspected Chinese spy with business ties to Prince Andrew is barred from UK

A suspected Chinese spy with business ties to Prince Andrew has been barred from the United Kingdom because of concerns that he posed a threat to national security
ABC News - 1d
Advice ignored by ministers could have blocked Prince Andrew ‘spy’

Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general, tells the Observer he advised Tories to criminalise foreign agents in 2019. Prince Andrew may have been a victim of Chairman Mao’s ‘magic weapon’ ...
The Guardian - 23h
Suspected Chinese spy with business ties to Prince Andrew barred from UK

A suspected Chinese spy with business ties to Prince Andrew has been barred from the U.K. because of concerns he posed a threat to national security
ABC News - 2d
The Papers: Nato considers 3% target and 'Andrew's links to China spy'

Talks over European defence and the banning of a Prince Andrew associate from the UK lead the papers.
BBC News - 2d
Alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew excluded from the UK

Immigration hearing rules businessman had ties to prominent Britons that could be ‘leveraged for political interference’
Financial Times - 2d
It’s time for the UK to be brave in talks with the EU

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Financial Times - 3d
Philippines considers new UN case against Beijing over South China Sea activity

Manila hopes to enlist other countries to add to pressure on China
Financial Times - 3d
China's AI balancing act — beating the U.S. but keeping the tech from threatening Beijing's rule

Prominent AI scientist Max Tegmark said the narrative of a geopolitical battle between the U.S. and China racing to build the smartest AI is a "suicide race."
CNBC - Dec. 3

UK minister defends talks with Beijing despite China spy claims

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Yvette Cooper admits ‘complex’ relations with China amid Prince Andrew spy claims

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Advice ignored by ministers could have blocked Prince Andrew ‘spy’

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The Papers: Nato considers 3% target and 'Andrew's links to China spy'

Alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew excluded from the UK

It’s time for the UK to be brave in talks with the EU

Philippines considers new UN case against Beijing over South China Sea activity

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