Fifth Report - Refreshing our approach? Updating the Integrated Review

Select Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee HC 882 18 December 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 8 items (6 recs)
Source View on Parliament website
Government Response (AI assessment · 8 of 8 classified)
Accepted 2
Acknowledged 5
Rejected 1
Clear

Recommendations

1 results
3 Rejected
The Integrated Review designated China as a “systemic competitor”.
Recommendation
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 … Read more
Government Response Summary
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
View Details