Select committee: International Relations and Defence Committee
Conclusion 130
1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Published 29 Nov 2023
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The 2023 Integrated Review Refresh identified China’s deepening partnership with Russia as a development of particular concern for the UK. 142 One of the areas in which there could be closer Sino-Russian co-operation is in the Arctic. At present, China’s involvement in the Russian Arctic has been focused primarily on joint ventures in the hydrocarbon sector. Russia’s leadership wishes to retain firm control over its sector of the Arctic. However, witnesses suggested that power dynamics could change as a weakened Russia turns East to meet its investment needs, providing China with increased leverage and influence in the region. 143 China’s growing interest in the Arctic
From: International Relations and Defence Committee, 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic, 29 November 2023
Government response
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