Does China Control the UK?

When focusing on fighting the growing dominance of China, the US would do better than to place too much trust in Great Britain for support

Chinese leader Xi Jinping (L) inspects the guard of honour on Horse Guards Parade in central London on Oct. 20, 2015 during the ceremonial welcome for Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan on the first official day of a state visit. Alastair Grant/AFP via Getty Images

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On May 22, history was made, when the UK Carrier Strike Group embarked on its first-ever mission. With “nine ships, 32 aircraft, and 3,700 personnel,” as Seapower magazine reported, this was the “largest concentration of maritime and air power to leave the U.K. in a generation.” In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, James Marson and Max Colchester discussed the significance of the operation, and the ways in which the “British military muscle” would help the United States “counter Chinese influence.”