Visiting China while British citizen Jimmy Lai remains imprisoned in torturous conditions is unconscionable and— representsthe aBritish mindlessgovernment is mindlessly cosying-up to the Chinese Communist Party. China continues subjecting Uighurs to appalling human rights violations, brutally oppressing Hong Kong and making brazen attempts to recruit spies around Westminster. Economic gains must never override Britain's duty to safeguard national security and call out Chinese wrongdoing.