China 'largest threat' to Britain, has targeted India: Rishi Sunak

According to UK Prime Ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak, China poses the "largest threat" to the security and prosperity of Britain, the rest of the world, and there is evidence that it has targeted nations like the US and India. The 42-year-old former chancellor outlined a number of initiatives he would carry out as prime minister, including forming a new military alliance of "free nations" in the mould of NATO to protect against Chinese "technological aggression."

“I would close all 30 of China’s Confucius Institutes in the UK – the highest number in the world," said Sunak as part of his Conservative Party leadership campaign pitch to win over members’ votes.

“China and the Chinese Communist Party represent the largest threat to Britain and the world’s security and prosperity this century… I will build a new international alliance of free nations to tackle Chinese cyber-threats and share best practice in technology security,” he said.

“Given that there is evidence to suggest China has targeted countries from the United States to India, Rishi is confident that he can create a broad alliance including countries from all over the world.

“As part of this new security alliance, the UK will coordinate efforts to influence international standards and norms on cybersecurity, telecommunications security, and preventing intellectual property theft,” the "Ready4Rishi" campaign said in a statement.