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The West is already embroiled in a new Cold War with China as the communist state continues a massive military build-up alongside its economic might,  warned today.<br>The former PM used a controversial visit to Taiwan to make a punchy speech about confronting and countering 's political and economic might.<br>She urged  to formally designate , as she warned that the West must act 'urgently' to protect Taiwan from aggression. The island state is claimed by China.<br>Speaking at the Prospect Foundation think tank, she said: 'There are many in the West who say we don't want another Cold War.<br><br>But we have to be clear that this is not a choice that we are in a position to make. <br>'Because China has already embarked on a self-reliance drive, whether we want to decouple from the economy or not. <br>'China is growing its navy at an alarming rate.<br>It is undertaking the biggest military build-up in peacetime history. <br>'They've already formed alliances with other nations that want to see the free world in decline. They have already made their choice about their strategy.'<br>But her speech came as Beijing attacked her [https://www.caringbridge.org/search?q=decision decision] to become one of the most high [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=profile%20politicians profile politicians] to visit Taipei.<br>        The former PM used a controversial visit to Taiwan to make a punchy speech about confronting and [https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=countering%20Beijing%27s countering Beijing's] political and economic might.<br>        China claims Taiwan as its own [http://dig.ccmixter.org/search?searchp=territory territory] and has threatened to annex the island by force.<br><br>Pictured, president Xi Jinping<br>        After Nancy Pelosi, [https://www.purevolume.com/?s=then-speaker then-speaker] of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan last year, China staged a naval and air force blockade of Taiwan<br>After Nancy Pelosi,  [https://resources.savvas.com/ penipu] then-speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan last year, China staged a naval and air force blockade of Taiwan, cutting off channels of [https://www.gov.uk/search/all?keywords=communication communication] with Washington on issues from environmental protection to [https://www.fool.com/search/solr.aspx?q=maritime maritime] security.<br>Before Ms Truss stood up to make her speech, the Chinese embassy to the UK issued a statement warning that Ms Truss' speech would 'harm' Britain, labelling it a 'provocative move'.<br>It urged her to stop defending Taiwanese independence or else 'further expose herself as a failed politician and get more backlash from the Chinese people'. <br>