00:00So obviously we're disappointed that the prosecution hasn't continued but what
00:04actually happened is based on what happened in 2023. So back in 2023 the
00:09evidence meant the Crown Prosecution Service thought there was enough
00:12evidence to go to prosecution and so therefore they pursued that path. After
00:162023 there was another case in the High Court which changed the evidence bar for
00:21the amount of evidence required to secure a prosecution. So therefore the Crown
00:25Prosecution Service decided that actually there isn't enough evidence and
00:28therefore the case was dropped. Now some people are saying this is to do with
00:32how we've defined our relationship with China but this is all based on how the
00:38previous government saw China back in 2023 and in 2023 China was not labelled a
00:43threat. So you can't retrospectively go back and change the circumstances under
00:48which the evidence was originally taken.
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