Liz Truss urges Britain not to depend too much on China but to instead forge sensitive projects

Liz Truss has urged Britain not to depend too much on China, saying sensitive projects should be forged with ‘like-minded partners’.

The Foreign Secretary’s warning has cast doubt over plans for state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group to build 20 per cent of Sizewell C, a planned nuclear facility in Suffolk.

Asked about CGN’s involvement, she told The Daily Telegraph: ‘I’d go back to the broader comments I’ve made about diversifying supply.

Liz Truss (Foreign Secretary), pictured speaking at early October’s annual Conservative Party Conference. She has advised Britain not too depend on China and said that sensitive projects should only be undertaken with ‘likeminded partners’

‘It’s very important that we don’t become strategically dependent and I think it’s important that we make sure that we’re working, particularly in areas of critical national infrastructure, with reliable partners.

‘We are making sure, in all of our policy positions, that we are able to work with like-minded partners on key strategic areas.’

Miss Truss insisted China was an important trading partner and earlier this week Boris Johnson vowed that Britain would not ‘pitchfork away’ investment from the country.

Pictured last week at GKN Aerospace, Bristol, PM Boris Johnson with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

Boris Johnson, Prime Minster, is pictured with Liz Truss as Foreign Secretary. He insists he wasn’t a Sinophobe’ [anti-Chinese]And he said that the country would continue to play an ‘important part’ in the UK’s economy

The Prime Minister declared that he was not a ‘Sinophobe’ [anti-Chinese] and said the country would continue to play a ‘gigantic part’ in the UK economy.

The Government has pledged to finance one major nuclear power station before the next election.