UK-China ties threatened over Huawei, Hong Kong issue


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Many are saying Britain has been far too complacent and naive in thinking it could reap economic benefits from the relationship without political consequences Associated Press | July 13, 2020 | Updated 09:36 IST Duncan Smith has lobbied other Tory lawmakers to cut Huawei out from Britain's superfast 5G network Only five years ago, then-British Prime Minister David Cameron was celebrating a "golden era" in U.K.-China relations, bonding with President Xi Jinping over a pint of beer at the pub and signing off on trade deals worth billions. Those friendly scenes now seem like a distant memory. Hostile rhetoric has...