David Cameron tells China: embrace freedom and the rule of law
PM risks offending hosts by extolling virtues of democracy in speech to students David Cameron drinks a toast with George Osborne, Vince Cable and Michael Gove at a contract signing in China Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA David Cameron will take a calculated gamble and tell China’s leaders today that they cannot shut down debate about democracy, urging them instead to recognise that political freedom, the rule of law and a free press represent the best path to stability and prosperity. In a speech to students in Beijing, Cameron will go further than previous British prime ministers visiting China by urging the world’s new economic superpower to embrace human rights and democracy….
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