Truss sounds alarm bells as UK rolls out ‘red carpet’ for China despite security threat.
The former Prime Minister urged the west to take a tougher stance on Beijing in the face of its increasingly aggressive international presence.
“Ms Truss also criticised former Prime Minister David Cameron for his attempt to forge a “golden era” of UK-China relations.
She added: “The free world is in danger.”
While he is expected to lay out some “no-go areas” in which China is seen to be actively working against the UK’s interests, Mr Cleverly is expected to say we shouldn’t cut all ties with Beijing.
Mr Clevely was previously accused of “appeasement creep” after he claimed China is “potentially an important partner for good”.
Sir Iain Duncan Smith told the Daily Express Mr Cleverly’s comments show the UK has “learned nothing” from appeasement ahead of World War 2.
Speaking about Mr Cleverly’s upcoming speech, a source told the Sun: “China isn’t just one big entity, it has many different elements to it.
They added: “Staying silent isn’t a signal of strength.”
This comes amid mounting fears over Beijing after the US shot down a “spy balloon” thought to have originated from China over US airspace last week.
Senior Tories have urged the Government to stop sending foreign aid to China ahead of the next election.
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