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UK faces shortage of China expertise as diplomats leave

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Senior British diplomats with first-hand experience of working in Beijing have left government service, according to a newspaper exclusive. The departures leave the British state with a chronic shortage of expertise on China.

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Who
Mark Sedwill (former UK national security adviser, writer of a separate opinion piece in the…)
When
9 November 2026
Where
Beijing, Britain
Status
Reported

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