We Need to Be Clear-Eyed About a Changed China, David Cameron Tells Washington Security Forum

The UK foreign secretary and former prime minister defended his government’s engagement with China, but said the world has changed since he left office.
We Need to Be Clear-Eyed About a Changed China, David Cameron Tells Washington Security Forum
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron answers questions during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington on Dec. 7, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images
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Western Democracies now need to “harden” and “be very clear-eyed” about China, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron told an international security forum in Washington on Thursday.

The new Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, who is known for ushering in the so-called golden era of Sino-British relations when he was prime minister, defended his policy of engagement but said the East Asian country “has changed” since he left office.