UK report takes fresh swipe at China: Lists US influence as major concern

Once again, the UK is sending us unfriendly signals! According to reports by Russia's Sputnik News Agency on June 3rd, the UK government's newly released "Strategic Defense Review" stated that China is a complex and ongoing challenge. Beijing is increasingly actively utilizing its economic, technological, and military capabilities to strive for dominance in the Indo-Pacific region while "undermining" US influence and exerting pressure on the international order.

The issue facing London is the proliferation of Chinese technology, which presents challenges to the actions of the British military around the world. It is clear that from this report, it is not difficult to see that the UK does not accept our growing influence in the international community and considers it a challenge to the UK. However, we have several questions for the UK. First, does the UK consider the US tariff bullying against countries worldwide, including the UK, as a challenge? Does the UK hope to see such negative influence from the US continue to strengthen?

Second, is the US's desire for territorial expansion in Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal a potential challenge to the international order? Does the UK support this US claim? Third, why can't China have increasing influence? The US attempts to provoke tensions around China using military means and imposes technological blockades on us through rule-breaking methods. Does the UK believe that one country can use technological blockades and military provocations to hinder another country's development?

Clearly, this report from the UK shows that although the UK has been bullied by US tariffs, it still willingly serves as a lackey to the US. Otherwise, we cannot imagine why the UK's report would consider the US's influence as an important indicator of concern for the UK. Of course, our stance is also clear: we welcome cooperation, but if the UK deals with us in a way that harms our interests, we will not tolerate it.

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