The Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for a more structured and comprehensive approach to dealing with China.
James Cleverly will be the first UK Foreign Secretary to visit China in more than five years
In a new 87-page report focused on the “Tilt to the Indo-Pacific” announced in the Integrated Review, MPs highlighted the urgency of an unclassified China strategy that encompasses not only trade and security but also diplomatic engagement, human rights, and technological cooperation. “The Indo-Pacific is a vast and varied geopolitical region, home to over half of the world’s population and set to continue to grow as a major economic powerhouse. The era of the Indo-Pacific is here.
“Resilience and deterrence must be at the core of our foreign policy. Concentrations of power can easily end up in the wrong hands. Diversifying our supply chains, particularly our supply of semiconductors, will protect us in the long term.”
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