Update to the UK's Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy
Foreign Affairs Committee
Closed
Inquiry
The inquiry will explore what changes the Government should include in the Integrated Review refresh, reflecting recent changes to the UK’s strategic environment. The inquiry will focus in particular on how the Integrated Review refresh should address the future of UK-China relations, as well as broader changes required in light …
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Recommendations
2
Conclusions
1
Report
1
Oral session
1
Event
Activity timeline 4 events
31 May
2023
2023
18 Dec
2022
2022
15 Nov
2022
2022
Oral evidence
15 Nov
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
15 Nov 2022
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Air Marshal Edward Stringer (Ret'd) CB, CBE · Policy Exchange
Andrew Seaton · China-Britain Business Council
Ed Arnold · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind QC · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Veerle Nouwens · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Report - Refreshing our approach? Updating the Integrated … | HC 882 | 18 Dec 2022 | 8 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
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Recommendation
Rejected
Fifth Report - Refreshing our appr…
The Integrated Review designated China as a “systemic competitor”.
The Integrated Review designated China as a “systemic competitor”. Strong language that is not coupled by action does nothing to alleviate confusion, and risks increasing uncertainty and undermining our credibility. The Government needs to be firmer and more explicit in …
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Government Response
The government rejects the recommendation to change the language from "systemic competitor" to "threat," arguing that it is not smart foreign policy to simplify the approach to China to a single word.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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