The Rt Hon David Lammy MP recently spent two days in China, emphasising that the UK will take a consistent, strategic and pragmatic approach to its dealings with the country Prior to leaving for China on what is only the second such trip by a top UK minister in six years, Mr Lammy said that “engagement with China is pragmatic and necessary to support UK and global interests…we must speak …
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Sam Godsland, Senior Programme Director at Wilton Park, explores how Britain can grow a new tradition of ‘normal’ dialogue with China in a rapidly changing world The visit of David Cameron and Xi Jinping to the Plough Inn at Cadsden, Buckinghamshire in 2015 has come to be seen as the defining moment of the ‘Golden Era’ of UK-China relations. The scene suggests a sense of normality; two men arrive in a pub, …
How does China view the war in Ukraine? It poses many difficult questions for China’s diplomatic corps, writes Joe Cash. And while China is unlikely to intervene directly, its stance will still require careful diplomatic handling Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine presents China with its biggest foreign policy crisis in 20 years. In a similar way to when NATO forces accidentally bombed the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade during the …
The UK has done well through partnering with China on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) before, but is it now considering extricating itself from further BRI collaboration with Beijing to align itself with the US or the EU? Joe Cash investigates A global contest is brewing. China, the US, and the EU are all vying for influence along routes that Beijing first turned its attention to in 2013 when …
Recent events have added to a growing sense that Britain urgently needs a better and more substantive understanding of China – now our third-largest goods export market. Torsten Weller examines four recent reports that examine the future of UK-China relations The four publications approach our bilateral ties from different angles and together offer an overview of the choices and trade-offs that will determine the UK’s future approach: ‘Towards a UK …
China’s role in the global economy has evolved faster than that of any other country in the world. These five new books try to explain the challenges China faces in its endeavour to become the world’s largest economy, and how to make sense of its presence in the context of its past. By Clizia Sala The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, by Dexter Roberts St. Martin’s Press, March 2020 Roberts’ fascinating …