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How will Ambassador Darroch explain where Britain is going when Britain itself doesn’t know?...It’s known that he is connected to [David] Cameron personally, so he can serve as a back channel between the president and the prime minister.

In the long run David Cameron is taking a risk both in terms of the infrastructure assets and Britain’s long-term relationships by trying to be China’s best friend when China has a very different way at looking at the world. That is especially true when there is tension between the US and the China over the Pacific.