Select Committee · International Relations and Defence Committee
The UK’s security and trade relationship with China
Status: Closed
Opened: 25 Feb 2021
Closed: 20 Oct 2022
2 reports
The inquiry will consider the Government’s approach to China, and how this has evolved. It will examine the UK’s security interests vis-à-vis China, the UK’s partners and allies, including the Five Eyes partnership, and the UK’s diplomatic, defence and security resourcing for further engagement in China’s neighbourhood. It will also consider China’s importance as a … Show more
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter from Minister Milling to Baroness Anelay, on the Com… | — | 22 Feb 2022 | 0 | — |
| 1st Report - The UK and China's security and trade relation… | — | 10 Sep 2021 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2021 | Graham Stuart · Department for International Trade, Mohin Rahman · Department for International Trade, Nigel Adams · Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, Rupert Ainley · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | View ↗ |
| 26 May 2021 | Didi Kirsten Tatlow · German Council of Foreign Relations (DGAP), Dr Alicia García-Herrero · Bruegel, The Rt Hon. the Lord Patten of Barnes KG CH | View ↗ |
| 18 May 2021 | Fang Wenjian · China Chamber of Commerce in the UK, Linda Yueh · University of Oxford, Professor Wei Liang · University of Monterey, Sir Sherard Cowper Coles · British Business Council | View ↗ |
| 12 May 2021 | The Lord O'Neill of Gatley, The Lord Sassoon | View ↗ |
| 26 Apr 2021 | Bonnie Glaser · German Marshall Fund of the United States, Elizabeth C. Economy · Council on Foreign Relations | View ↗ |
| 21 Apr 2021 | Dr Garima Mohan · The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Dr Tanvi Madan · Brookings Institution, Professor Akio Takahara · University of Tokyo, Professor Katherine Morton · Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, Professor Shaun Breslin · University of Warwick, Professor Yongjin Zhang · University of Bristol | View ↗ |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Dr Lynn Kuok · International Institute for Strategic Studies, Veerle Nouwens · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) | View ↗ |
| 18 Mar 2021 | The Lord McDonald of Salford GCMG KCVO, The Lord Sedwill GCMG · Cabinet Office | View ↗ |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Rt Hon George Osborne · HM Treasury | View ↗ |
| 10 Mar 2021 | Dr Janka Oertel · European Council on Foreign Relations, Professor Kerry Brown · King's College London, Professor Steve Tsang · School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London | View ↗ |
| 3 Mar 2021 | Charles Parton OBE · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Dr Yu Jie · Chatham House | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Glaser · Director, Asia Program | German Marshall Fund of the United States | 1 |
| Charles Parton OBE · Senior Associate Fellow | Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) | 1 |
| Didi Kirsten Tatlow · Senior Fellow, Asia Program | German Council of Foreign Relations (DGAP) | 1 |
| Dr Alicia García-Herrero · Senior Fellow | Bruegel | 1 |
| Dr Garima Mohan · Fellow, Asia Program | The German Marshall Fund of the United States | 1 |
| Dr Janka Oertel · Director of the Asia Programme | European Council on Foreign Relations | 1 |
| Dr Lynn Kuok · Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacifi… | International Institute for Strategic Studies | 1 |
| Dr Tanvi Madan · Director of the India Project, Senior Fellow on F… | Brookings Institution | 1 |
| Dr Yu Jie · Research Fellow on China | Chatham House | 1 |
| Elizabeth C. Economy · Senior Fellow for China Studies | Council on Foreign Relations | 1 |
| Fang Wenjian · Chair | China Chamber of Commerce in the UK | 1 |
| Graham Stuart · Minister for Exports | Department for International Trade | 1 |
| Linda Yueh · Fellow in Economics, St Edmund Hall | University of Oxford | 1 |
| Mohin Rahman · Deputy Director, North America, China and Asia Pa… | Department for International Trade | 1 |
| Nigel Adams · Minister for Asia | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 |
| Professor Akio Takahara · Professor of Contemporary Chinese Politics | University of Tokyo | 1 |
| Professor Katherine Morton · Professor of Global Affairs | Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University | 1 |
| Professor Kerry Brown · Director, Lau China Institute | King's College London | 1 |
| Professor Shaun Breslin · Professor of Politics and International Studies | University of Warwick | 1 |
| Professor Steve Tsang · Director, China Institute | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London | 1 |
| Professor Wei Liang · Middlebury Institute of International Studies | University of Monterey | 1 |
| Professor Yongjin Zhang · Professor of International Politics | University of Bristol | 1 |
| Rt Hon George Osborne · Former Chancellor of the Exchequer | HM Treasury | 1 |
| Rupert Ainley · Interim Director North East Asia and China | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 |
| Sir Sherard Cowper Coles · Chair | British Business Council | 1 |
| The Lord McDonald of Salford GCMG KCVO | — | 1 |
| The Lord O'Neill of Gatley | — | 1 |
| The Lord Sassoon | — | 1 |
| The Lord Sedwill GCMG · Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Serv… | Cabinet Office | 1 |
| The Rt Hon. the Lord Patten of Barnes KG CH | — | 1 |
| Veerle Nouwens · Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific | Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2022 | — | Letter by The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, Minister of State for Asi… |
| 4 Jan 2022 | To cttee | Letter from Baroness Anelay of St Johns to Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP, Minister o… |