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Mark Logan
Mark Logan
Mark Logan MP represents Bolton North East in the UK Parliament, where he is vice-chair for the All-Party Parliamentary China Group. He was head of communications and chief spokesman at the British consulate-general in Shanghai (2012-16).

OpinionIs Liz Truss’ Thatcher reawakening what UK-China relations need?

Illustration: Craig Stephens

An admirer of Thatcher and hawkish on China, Britain’s new prime minister may nevertheless wish to avoid following her idol’s Cold War playbook when dealing with Beijing. With domestic and political pressure weighing on the UK’s relationship with China, Truss will have to strike a fine balance.

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OpinionG7 summit shows China is still setting the agenda

Workers in Beijing set up flower decorations with a map showing the US, on June 13. Leaders of the world’s largest economies have unveiled an infrastructure plan for the developing world to compete with China’s global initiatives. Photo: AP

From the ‘Build Back Better World’ infrastructure plan to vaccines for the developing world to protecting sensitive industries, the West seems to be taking its cues from China.

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White supremacy is history, China is the future

Children hard at work at the Jingan Education College Affiliated School in Shanghai, in January 2011. Teenagers from the school were among 500 Shanghai students who outperformed the rest of the world in reading, science and mathematics, in a study released the previous month. Photo: AFP

Theresa May election victory can create true China-UK ‘golden era’

Chinese women wave flags at the official ceremony earlier this month to mark the departure of the first UK-to-China freight train, laden with containers of British goods, from the DP World London Gateway, in Stanford-le-Hope, east of central London. Photo: Reuters
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Elitist attitudes need changing, not elite institutions

A student sits in the sun near the end of the day on the Harvard campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Your son or daughter should still strive for the best education. On a personal level, graduating from Harvard or Oxbridge will make them highly employable. Photo: EPA

British nod for Heathrow expansion is vital for the country’s post-Brexit future

A British Airways 747 comes into land at Heathrow Airport in West London in 2015. Britain was famed in the 19th century as a maritime power. It now has a real opportunity to become one of the leading global aviation powers, with direct commercial benefits to UK business. Photo: AFP

Once out of the EU, Britain must again find its place in the world

British Prime Minister Theresa May smiles as she listens to delegates during the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. Photo: EPA

In an era of people power, what can a gathering such as G20 do?

Hangzhou city’s Zhiyinmajing Lane, which dates back to the Song dynasty, received a makeover ahead of the G20 summit next month. The centre of gravity of the world is moving to the East, according to some commentators. Photo: Xinhua

In the sport of getting along, China and the UK should go for gold

Then London mayor Boris Johnson waves the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony in the National Stadium at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
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