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Recommendation 14
14
Paragraph: 160
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China has shown a strong interest in contributing to polar research and environmental protection in...
Conclusion
China has shown a strong interest in contributing to polar research and environmental protection in the region. The UK should continue to engage with China on scientific research and climate change issues as they relate to the Arctic, where possible, while remaining vigilant regarding the dual civilian-military use of some research activities.
Paragraph Reference:
160
Government Response
Position Not Stated
HM Government · verbatim extract
Position Not Stated
Agree. 12. Where it is consistent with our national interests and our higher interest in an open and stable international order, we will engage constructively with the Chinese government, business and people – including on shared priorities in the Arctic. We will remain attentive to the dual use of certain research activities and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) policy of military-civil fusion. Where tensions arise between protecting the UK’s interests and other objectives, the Government will always put national security first.
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