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UK: Spy Charges Dropped Over Failure to Label China a Threat

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UK: Spy Charges Dropped Over Failure to Label China a Threat

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Above: Keir Starmer at the UK Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, England, on Sept. 30, 2025. Image copyright: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Britain's security apparatus has been catastrophically compromised by decades of appeasing China while Beijing's agents operate freely within Parliament itself. The collapse of espionage charges against two suspected Chinese spies represents a complete failure of leadership that prioritizes diplomatic convenience over national security.

The Telegraph

The dropped espionage charges expose the entire "China threat" narrative as manufactured political theater designed to damage bilateral relations. After two years of investigation, prosecutors couldn't produce evidence because these men were innocent victims of anti-China hysteria that serves no purpose except sabotaging cooperation.

Global Times

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 16% chance that, if China invades Taiwan before 2035, the U.K. will respond with military forces, according to the Metaculus prediction community.