The West is already embroiled in a new Cold War with China as the communist state continues a massive military build-up alongside its economic might,

<p class="mol-para-with-font">The West is already embroiled in a new Cold War with China as the communist state continues a massive military build-up alongside its economic might, warned today.<img src="https://www.unida.ac.id/lang_setter/set_to/indonesia" style="max-width:400px;float:left;padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;border:0px;"><p class="mol-para-with-font">The former PM used a controversial visit to Taiwan to make a punchy speech about confronting and countering ‘s political and economic might.<p class="mol-para-with-font">She urged to <a href="formally”>https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=formally%20designate”>formally designate , as she warned that the West must act ‘urgently’ to protect Taiwan from aggression. The island state is claimed by China.<p class="mol-para-with-font">Speaking at the <a href="Prospect”>https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=Prospect%20Foundation”>Prospect Foundation think tank, she said: ‘There are many in the West who say we don’t want another Cold War.

But we have to be clear that this is not a choice that we are in a position to make. <p class="mol-para-with-font">’Because China has already embarked on a self-reliance drive, whether we want to decouple from the economy or not. <p class="mol-para-with-font">’China is growing its navy at an alarming rate.

It is undertaking the biggest military build-up in peacetime history. <p class="mol-para-with-font">’They’ve already formed alliances with other nations that want to see the free world in <a href="decline”>https://www.purevolume.com/?s=decline”>decline. They have already made their choice about their strategy.'<p class="mol-para-with-font">But her speech came as Beijing attacked her decision to become one of the most high profile politicians to visit Taipei.<div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-dfe484ad212ed172" website height="423" width="634" alt="The former PM used a controversial visit to Taiwan to make a punchy speech about confronting and countering Beijing’s political and economic might." class="blkBorder img-share" /> <p class="imageCaption">The former PM used a controversial visit to Taiwan to make a punchy speech about confronting and countering Beijing’s political and economic might.<div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-5142f9eb137a82d" website height="423" width="634" alt="China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has threatened to annex the island by force. Pictured, president Xi Jinping" class="blkBorder img-share" /> <p class="imageCaption"><a href="China”>https://realitysandwich.com/_search/?search=China%20claims”>China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has <a href="threatened”>https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=threatened”>threatened to annex the island by force.

Pictured, president Xi Jinping<div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-df91881a05359f92" website height="397" width="634" alt="After Nancy Pelosi, then-speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan last year, China staged a naval and air force blockade of Taiwan" class="blkBorder img-share" /> <p class="imageCaption">After Nancy Pelosi, then-speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan last year, China staged a naval and air force blockade of Taiwan<p class="mol-para-with-font">After Nancy Pelosi, then-speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan last year, <a href="China”>https://www.deviantart.com/search?q=China%20staged”>China staged a naval and air force blockade of Taiwan, cutting off channels of communication with Washington on issues from environmental protection to maritime security.<p class="mol-para-with-font">Before Ms Truss stood up to make her speech, <a href="penipu”>https://tiga.duatigatutupbotol.xyz/amp13/?tunnel=HOTWIN88″>penipu the Chinese embassy to the UK issued a statement warning that Ms Truss’ speech would ‘harm’ Britain, labelling it a <a href="‘provocative”>https://www.purevolume.com/?s=%27provocative%20move%27″>’provocative move’.<p class="mol-para-with-font">It urged her to stop defending Taiwanese independence or else ‘further expose herself as a failed politician and get more backlash from the Chinese people’. <div class="art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS news" data-version="2" id="mol-578b5be0-f4a7-11ed-b1e8-9d79a8b02917" website Truss warns the West is already in a Cold War with China