Government minister Andrew Bowie says the UK needs to be “grown-up and pragmatic” about its relationship with China. The Government is expected to say today that Beijing-linked hackers were behind a cyber-attack on the Electoral Commission, which exposed the personal data of 40 million voters, as well as 43 individuals including MPs and peers. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 Well, look, we have to be very grown up and pragmatic
00:02 about our relationship with China.
00:03 China is one of the biggest economies in the world
00:05 and invest tens of millions of pounds in this country
00:07 every month of the year.
00:09 We need to ensure that where that money is invested,
00:11 it is gone over with a fine-toothed comb
00:13 to ensure there's no hint of any breaches of safety or security
00:18 for this country or for its people.
00:19 But we do so in a way that doesn't deter inward investment
00:22 from around the world.
00:23 So we are doing that.
00:24 And in terms of the cybersecurity of this country,
00:26 I'm sure we'll be finding out more in the course of the day
00:29 as to what the details of the specific cases.