Boris Johnson is driving change of approach despite party voices campaigning on Uyghur genocide
Conservative MPs have warned of a parliamentary backlash following steps taken by the government to ease tensions with China, designed to pave the way towards better trading relations.
Over the past few weeks, Boris Johnson has quietly signalled a thaw in frosty relations since the decision in 2020 to exclude Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from the UK’s 5G network.