Britain has been a “compliant servant of the Chinese Communist Party” and allowed Beijing to extend its economic power across the world, President Trump’s trade adviser has claimed.
In a broadside against British moves to re-engage with China, Peter Navarro warned ministers it was a “very dangerous time” for countries to be exposed to China during a trade war with Trump.
He also attacked ministers for rejecting a relaxation of food standards, which would have allowed the imports from the US of chlorinated chicken, and said this would come “at a cost” in securing a trade deal with the US.
Peter Navarro said the British government must resist “string-laden gifts” from China
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Navarro, the president’s senior counsellor for trade and manufacturing, was one of the key architects of Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs and is a fierce critic
