Diverging sentiments take root in indications that Rishi Sunak perceives China more through the lens of trade interests than security concerns, writes TomRTweets. Both Washington and Beijing will be watching Britain's new prime minister very closely.
Sunak's arrival in No. 10 Downing Street will raise concerns in Washington and hopes in Beijing. The diverging sentiments take root in indications that Sunak perceives China more through the lens of trade interests than he does security concerns. And it's a consideration that takes on particular emphasis at the moment.
China will be banking on that pressure. Beijing will hope to leverage its ability to offer massive new trade and investments in order to earn Sunak's political fealty on other concerns. The new prime minister's hesitation to support escalating U.S. efforts to constrain China's threats to Taiwan and technology capture efforts would be particularly valued by Beijing, for example.Ominously for Washington, Sunak has previously hinted that he is open to such an arrangement.
Sunak's words echo those used by the China-trade-at-all-costs former British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Chancellor George Osborne.
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