Liz Truss says Falklands are part of 'British family', as China backs Argentina's claim over islands after meeting during Beijing Olympics | World News | Sky News

The Falklands are “part of the British family”, according to Liz Truss, after China backed Argentina’s claims over the south Atlantic islands. The foreign secretary wrote on Twitter that ” China must respect Falklands’ sovereignty” after Argentina ‘s President Alberto Fernandez met with Xi Jinping during the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Chinese and Argentine leaders spoke of their “deep friendship”, in a statement on China’s London embassy website. Image: Liz Truss said that the Falkland Islands are part of the “British family” They agreed on an accord in which China reasserted its support for Argentina’s claim to the Falklands, while…