UK Prioritizes Beijing's Billions Over 'Spying' Concerns
The FT's source, 'officials,' claim the government shelved an investigation into alleged Chinese espionage. One might wonder if these 'officials' just discovered geopolitics. This isn't exactly unprecedented; governments regularly balance competing interests, especially when 'national values' butt heads with colossal trade deals. Remember when the West was aghast at China's human rights record,
then signed a dozen new agreements? It appears the 'spy' narrative is mutable, a convenient cudgel until economic realpolitik dictates a different tune. Washington, for its part, has perfected this dance for decades: condemn on Monday, do business on Tuesday. Perhaps the UK simply learned from the master. How many 'national security threats' vanish when the right trade delegation lands?