UK Will Be ‘Fully Equipped’ to Tackle Challenges From China and Russia: Truss

UK Will Be ‘Fully Equipped’ to Tackle Challenges From China and Russia: Truss
British Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, on Sept. 21, 2022. Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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The UK will update its security and foreign policies to be “fully equipped” to tackle the challenges posed by China and Russia, Prime Minister Liz Truss has said.

Truss, who is attending a United Nations summit in New York, highlighted the threats to the international order posed by authoritarian states and said the West must build “new partnerships around the world” in the ongoing struggle between democracies and autocracies.