Select Committee · Business and Trade Committee

China and the UK economy

Status: Open Opened: 5 Mar 2026

In this inquiry, the Business and Trade Committee will scrutinise the Government’s approach to economic engagement with China. In particular, it will assess the potential net benefits to the UK of deeper economic integration with China, and how these benefits compare to the risks that closer ties with China may bring. The Committee will aim …

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
19 May 2026 Aline Doussin · Hogan Lovells, Andrew Small · European Council on Foreign Relations, Dr Ron Black, George Magnus · University of Oxford China Centre and School of Oriental and African Studies, Grzegorz Stec · Mercator Institute for China Studies, Joerg Wuttke · DGA Group, Professor Laura Murphy · Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, Sheffield Hallam University, Sam Goodman · China Strategic Risks Institute, Sam Olsen · Sibylline, Silvia Gavornikova · Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Soumaya Keynes · Financial Times View ↗
21 Apr 2026 James Brougham · Make UK, Julian Scriven · Brompton Bicycle, Miles Celic · TheCityUK, Peter Burnett OBE · China-Britain Business Council, Professor Sir Peter Mathieson · University of Edinburgh, Rain Newton-Smith · Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Sabina Ciofu · techUK, Shaun Grady · AstraZeneca UK View ↗