Sir Ken McCallum says MI5 has acted against Chinese activity in the last week as parliamentary inquiry launched into spy case.

They sparked heated discussion about China’s fast-and-furious roll-out of self-driving tech, and the pros and cons of the way it is governed. China is building a decisive global lead in getting cars with autonomous features on the road.

After the relative success of China’s first five-year plan (1953-1957), which increased industrialisation through Soviet-style investment in state-owned factories producing goods such as tractors, machinery and fertilisers, Mao pushed ahead with the collectivisation of farmland.

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's attempt to draw a line under a collapsed China spying case by publishing witness statements has prompted more questions for the legal system and for a leader who is struggling with low popularity ratings.

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Activists say the unprecedented round-up could be the beginning of a wider crackdown on China's underground churches.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's attempts to improve ties with China leave him open to criticism at home that he is overlooking the threat to national security, while securing few of the economic gains that he desperately needs.

BEIJING — Police in China detained dozens of pastors of one of its largest underground churches over the weekend, a church spokesperson and relatives said, in the biggest crackdown on Christians since 2018.

Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry were accused of collecting insider information about UK politics and government policy, and passing it to a Chinese intelligence agent, who then forwarded it to Cai Qi, one of the most senior politicians in China. Cai is often referred to as President Xi Jinping's right-hand man.