Rishi Sunak says he's raised spying allegations during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang

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00:00 With regard to my meeting with my friend Mei Li,

00:03 what I said very specifically is that I

00:06 raised a range of different concerns

00:08 that we have in areas of disagreement,

00:10 and in particular, my very strong concerns

00:12 about any interference in our parliamentary democracy, which

00:15 is obviously unacceptable.

00:17 Well, as I said, we discussed a range of things,

00:19 and I raised areas where there are disagreements.

00:21 And this is just part of our strategy

00:24 to protect ourselves, protect our values and our interests,

00:27 to align our approach to China with that of our allies,

00:30 like America, Australia, Canada, Japan, and others,

00:33 but also to engage where it makes sense.

00:35 And actually, I think the right thing to do

00:37 is take the opportunity to engage,

00:39 to raise concerns specifically, rather than just shouting

00:42 from the sidelines.