BRITAIN’S national security advisor has warned that the world is entering a “dangerous new age” and that the West must open dialogue with both Russia and China or risk nuclear conflict.
Katherine McPhillips02:31, Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Sir Stephen Lovegrove said we currently live in a world where “China and Russia can pursue ‘might is right’ agendas unchecked”. The National Security Advisor spoke in Washington about strategies to de-escalate current tensions between nuclear powers.
On Wednesday, Sir Lovegrove said that the Western world may risk nuclear conflict as negotiations between countries have broken down since the Cold War era.
He added that dialogue during that time with the Soviet Union “gave us both a higher level of confidence that we would not miscalculate our way to nuclear war.”
Lovegrove also said that “trust and transparency” are built up between nations through dialogue and that opening communication could make the West more active in calling out the unjust behaviour of China and Russia.
The national advisor spoke of President Biden’s current talks with China, saying it is an important step forward that the UK strongly supports.
President Joe Biden is expected to talk to the Chinese Xi Jinping President on Thursday.
These talks come at a time of worsening tensions between the US and China over Taiwan.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says she plans to visit the island to show solidarity.
She has spoken about Taiwanese independence and said Taiwan should be allowed to choose its own course.
However, China says Taiwan is a sovereign territory and says the US will be met with “forceful responses” if Ms Pelosi continues with her trip.
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