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Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at SOAS University of London, said China’s must be taken “seriously†after the Beijing ambassador issued an extraordinary attack on Britain. Writing in The Observer, Professor Tsang stressed that it would be wrong “for the UK to forsake positive engagement with China†– but said Britain and its allies needed to stand strong. He added: “We have never treated the People’s Republic as an enemy and should not do so now. Nor should we abandon our basic values as we engage with China. “No amount of trade and investment can justify the abandonment...
