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What has changed is the CPS’s assessment of the case law. The DPP has explained that in a separate case—R v Roussev—the High Court ruled on the threshold for evidence needed to prosecute under the antiquated 1911 legislation. In the light of this new judgment, the CPS independently decided to seek further evidence. But the fact remains that it was not the policy of the Conservative Government to classify China as a threat to national security. As the right honourable Member for Braintree, Sir James Cleverly, said as Foreign Secretary, summing up China in one word as a threat was