![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/uk-slammed-as-it-sacrifices-its-security-to-the-siren-call-of-chinese-investment/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2_New-Year-Honours-list-2023.jpg&description=A damning Intelligence and Security Parliament report, seen by Mirror, highlights UK's "completely inadequate" response to the long-term China threat as the nation's economic power grows British governments have sold out in the shadowy intelligence war against Beijing - sacrificing UK security to the 'siren call of Chinese investment." Our losing battle against 'hundreds of thousands' of Chinese spies was revealed in a devastating Intelligence and Security Parliament report. The long-awaited paper accuses the government's approach to the long-term China threat of being 'completely inadequate' and 'slow.' It says: 'The UK is of significant interest to China when it comes to espionage and interference, given our close relationship with the US… China's state intelligence apparatus - almost certainly the largest in the world, with hundreds of thousands of civil intelligence officers - targets the UK and its interests prolifically and aggressively." But it added: 'China's economic power cannot be ignored when formulating the UK's policy: the balance between security and prosperity requires dexterity and we understand that there are a number of difficult trade offs involved. However the Government needs to ensure that it has its house in order such that security concerns are not constantly trumped by economic interest?' The committee's chairman, Sir Julian Lewis warned against UK officials falling for the 'siren call of Chinese money'. And he warned: 'Successive governments have been so keen to take Chinese money that they failed to see China's slight of hand.' Referring to Beijing's massive and multi-faceted espionage and leverage attacks against the UK Sir Julian highlighted the government's 'glacial pace in dealing with it.' The Intelligence and Security Committee provides oversight to the UK's intelligence agencies, MI6, MI5 and the listening station GCHQ. Its four-year report highlighted China's targeting of UK industry, trying to steal intellectual property, startin){kind=link}
A damning Intelligence and Security Parliament report, seen by Mirror, highlights UK’s “completely inadequate” response to the long-term China threat as the nation’s economic power grows
British governments have sold out in the shadowy intelligence war against Beijing – sacrificing UK security to the “siren call of Chinese investment.”
Our losing battle against “hundreds of thousands” of Chinese spies was revealed in a devastating Intelligence and Security Parliament report.
The long-awaited paper accuses the government’s approach to the long-term China threat of being “completely inadequate” and “slow.” It says: “The UK is of significant interest to China when it comes to espionage and interference, given our close relationship with the US⦠China’s state intelligence apparatus – almost certainly the largest in the world, with hundreds of thousands of civil intelligence officers – targets the UK and its interests prolifically and aggressively.”
But it added: “China’s economic power cannot be ignored when formulating the UK’s policy: the balance between security and prosperity requires dexterity and we understand that there are a number of difficult trade offs involved. However the Government needs to ensure that it has its house in order such that security concerns are not constantly trumped by economic interest?”