UK minister criticised over ‘crass and archaic’ trope about Chinese people

Mark Spencer spoke of possibility ‘some little man in China’ could be listening in to his conversations

A UK government minister has been criticised for using a “crass and archaic” trope when talking about Chinese people during a broadcast interview.

The environment minister Mark Spencer referred to the possibility that “some little man in China” could be listening in to his conversations when discussing reports a device belonging to the former prime minister and foreign secretary Liz Truss had been compromised by foreign agents.

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Mark Spencer spoke of possibility ‘some little man in China’ could be listening in to his conversations
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A UK government minister has been criticised for using a “crass and archaic” trope when talking about Chinese people during a broadcast interview.
The environment minister Mark Spencer referred to the possibility that “some little man in China” could be listening in to his conversations when discussing reports a device belonging to the former prime minister and foreign secretary Liz Truss had been compromised by foreign agents. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian

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