Nigel Farage: Storbritannien, USA behöver egen tillverkningsbas för att motverka Kina | NTD NYHETER

At CPAC, NTD's Paul Greeney spoke to Nigel Farage, member of British Parliament and the leader of the UK Reform Party. He weighed in on the Chinese Communist Party's transnational repression. Take a listen. And thank you for watching NTD News. We're here at CPAC in Washington, DC. We're delighted to be joined by Nigel Farage. He's the leader of the UK Reform Party, which, in the UK's latest opinion polls, is now leading there. Nigel, thank you so much for coming on. Thank you very much. Are you surprised by this sudden boost in support for your party? Yes and no. I'm not surprised in the sense that we had 14 years of the Conservatives just breaking every promise they made in the most spectacular way. We've now got a Labour government, but it won a very loveless victory in the election. The Prime Minister's personal rating's bombing in a way we've never seen before. And most people are saying, you know what? They're pretty much the same. The Uniparty. So the gap in the market was obviously there. I've been around for decades. People know what I stand for. I've been very consistent in my principles. And whether you love me or hate me, you kind of know what you're going to get. But surprised in the historical context, think of it in American terms. You have got the Republicans and the Democrats. Ross Perot had a go 30 years ago at breaking the system. He came close, but it didn't happen. And this is like a new Ross Perot party that suddenly is in the lead in the polls. So in historical terms, it's astonishing. But maybe it's a reflection of just how much trouble we're in as a country. On your point about what you stand for, something we cover a lot here is the United States government's relationship with China and the Chinese Communist Party. If you were to become Prime Minister, what would your stance on the Chinese Communist Party be? Well, obviously, because of Hong Kong, we have a direct relationship of trust with the CCP being broken. This was a 50-year deal on Hong Kong. For 50 years, it would have autonomous rule. It would remain a democracy. All gone. So that's a bad place for us to start. Big problem with China now is that we're so reliant. We're reliant on them. So until we can start building up our own manufacturing base, we're not in an easy position. I think what we can say is it's a good thing that we kept Huawei out of our 5G phone network. Something that Boris Johnson wanted to do. That was a good thing. And we clearly can be disapproving of many of the moves that are being made by the Chinese Navy in particular. And this brings us back to Diego Garcia. This Labour government wants to get rid of the sovereignty of Diego Garcia and give it to Mauritius. Big problem for America. Big problem for the American Navy and Air Force if that happens. So there are things we can do, but I tell you what, it won't be easy. We have one minute, Mr. Farage. On Hong Kong, we see the Chinese Communist Party using what they call transnational repression, attacking people in the UK, in the United States, from Hong Kong, putting bounties in their head. Is there something you can do to prevent this? Well, the rule of law is important and you can stop foreign agents acting badly, whether it's in Britain or whether it's in America. But all of that shows you the kind of regime that we're talking about. We have to be able to make our own stuff at a decent price, that is decent quality, and if you do it and we do it, we will not be dependent upon China or, as the president says, China. Mr. Farage, thank you.