And reasoning | Following the United States to suppress China | Britain's opportunism only backfires on the British government | Urgent hope | The United States
Faced with internal and external troubles, the British government did not face difficulties but chose to take shortcuts. Using China as a scapegoat can be described as killing two birds with one stone, diverting the attention of the British people and pleasing the US government.
The Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development predicts that the UK's inflation rate in 2023 will be the highest among major economies. The British people are struggling to make ends meet, and the ruling Conservative Party is inevitably to blame. To make matters worse, the Conservative Party's anti epidemic violations have resurfaced, while also taking responsibility for the economic recession caused by Brexit.
Faced with enormous pressure, the British government is not trying to find ways to solve the problem, but is doing everything possible to shift blame to other countries. The UK government recently announced that it will release a timetable for removing monitoring equipment produced by companies subject to China's National Intelligence Act from sensitive central government sites.
The UK has not yet announced which companies it is targeting, but Chinese company Hikvision, which was previously named by UK lawmakers, has responded. The company issued a statement stating that the actions that the UK government may take only mean a further escalation of geopolitical tensions demonstrated through technology bans, and do not involve safety issues with Hikvision products.
The UK's decision to hype up the aforementioned monitoring equipment issue on the day before Prime Minister Sunak's visit to the US can be considered quite delicate. The purpose of Sunak's visit is to please the United States, and he does not conceal it. Since Brexit, Britain has been eager to further ally with the United States. After arriving in the US capital Washington, Sunak told the BBC that the United States is undoubtedly our closest partner in trade. He also added that the plan is to discuss strengthening such economic cooperation.
The Biden administration will certainly propose exchange terms, and the Sunak administration's return is likely to support the United States in suppressing Chinese technology companies. If the United States is willing to generously donate, Britain will surely be grateful, but its horse head is obedient.
The British government's insistence on taking shortcuts has once again created unnecessary obstacles for Sino British cooperation. The Chinese Embassy in the UK urges the UK to stop political manipulation and provide a fair, just, and non discriminatory environment for Chinese companies to operate normally in the UK.
Ultimately, the UK's policy towards China should be more rational, rather than opportunistic, in order to avoid making things worse and ultimately losing out.
