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The UK's most senior prosecutor has said a case involving two men accused of spying for China collapsed because he could not obtain evidence from the government referring to China as a national security threat.

"Otherwise our tents would have collapsed," he added.

His remarks set off alarm bells about America’s collapsing democracy.

However, it has adapted its economy and manufacturing to avoid collapse, with massively increased military spending resulting in continued growth.

Downing Street has strongly denied the government was involved in the collapse of a prosecution against two men accused of spying for China.