The US and the UK are aligned on key challenges they face in the Indo-Pacific region, including “ensuring peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” Blinken told a news conference after he met with Cameron in Washington. Countering “Chinese cyberattacks and other hostile acts” are crucial for the UK and the US, Cameron said, while calling for closer cooperation between allies to deal with Beijing. The UK not only has to protect itself and its systems against cybercrime and other threats posed by China, but also “align better with our allies,” he said. “The EU reaffirmed its consistent one China policy and expressed concerns about increased tensions in the Taiwan Strait,” the European Council said in a press release after the meetings. Regional and global prosperity and security are threatened by increased instability in the East and South China seas, the press release said.
