UK Peer Slams Tory Boycott of Hong Kong, Urges Thaw With China
- Mandelson faults Conservatives for mismanaging ties with China
- Britain’s China relationship deteriorated after ‘golden era’
Peter Mandelson
Photographer: Paul Miller/BloombergUK Labour party veteran Peter Mandelson faulted the former Conservative government for failing to sustain “proper channels of communication” with China and not living up to Britain’s responsibilities in Hong Kong.
“It was in danger of operating a boycott of Hong Kong and the necessary communication that Britain needs to maintain with China,” the former British trade secretary said in an interview during his first trip to the Asian finance hub in more than four years. “And that’s what is going to change under the new government.”