UK Needs More Coherent and Unified China Strategy, MPs’ Report Finds

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The UK government needs a more coherent and unified approach to China if its so-called tilt towards the Asia-Pacific region is to succeed, a critical report by MPs said Wednesday. Ministers should publish an unclassified version of the China strategy as part of a “coordinated, whole-of-government approach", the 87-page report by the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said. It brands Beijing “a threat to the UK and its interests", arguing that “the behaviour of the Chinese Communist Party is currently characterised by increased aggression" towards Britain. The report also urges London to develop “deterrence diplomacy", increasing resilience and defence-orientated...