China slams UK for following Cold War playbook

China warned the UK on Sunday not to follow the Cold War playbook, as it will lead it nowhere, after Britain's top foreign and defense officials talked with their Australian counterparts, aiming to advance AUKUS and convene an ideological clique to counter China and Russia. The UK is following the US' strategy of wrestling with China on multiple fronts and its move not only shows Prime Minister Boris Johnson administration's attempt to shift focus from domestic affairs by stirring up troubles externally, but also reflects UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss' own ambition of using an anti-China stance to amplify her political presence as a potential candidate to replace Johnson if he steps down or is ousted, some Chinese experts said. "Today's world is a far cry from the one 40 or 50 years ago. The Cold War is long gone!" a spokesperson from the Chinese Embassy to the UK said in a statement on its website on Sunday in response to the latest comment made by Truss at the Lowy Institute of Australia on Friday. Truss is on an official visit to Australia. Truss mentioned China several times during her speech at Lowy, blaming China groundlessly for exerting "economic coercion" against other countries such as Lithuania and working more closely with Russia, according to a transcript released on the British government's website. Truss called on the UK and Australia to work with other countries to "defend economic security and freedom." The accusations against China in this speech confuse right and wrong and raise questions about their real intention. They are full of disinformation about China as well as the current international situation, the Chinese embassy spokesperson said. 
 

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