A report by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China highlights significant flaws in the UK's approach to China, describing it as incoherent and lacking senior expertise. The audit warns that previous engagements have exposed the UK to risks of interference without yielding the expected benefits.
The report emphasizes the need for a realistic understanding of China as an authoritarian state and points out the importance of language skills and lived experience in effectively engaging with Beijing. It also identifies emerging technologies and climate cooperation as critical areas of concern and opportunity.