Briefing: China's 20th Party Congress

This briefing for MPs looks at the key takeaways from China’s 20th Party Congress.

Party and stateChris Cash26 October 2022

Explainer: United Front in the UK

This explainer looks at the CCP’s United Front strategy and how UK policymakers should respond.

Party and state, UK-China strategyChina Research Group21 August 2022

Briefing: China's Involvement in UK Nuclear

This briefing looks at the current status of Chinese involvement in the UK’s nuclear industry.

Briefing: Confucius Institutes in the UK

A collation of data about the role that Confucius Institutes play in the UK.

UK-China strategyChina Research Group13 June 2022Analysis

Briefing: Takeover of Newport Wafer Fab

A briefing on the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab.

UK-China strategy, Digital ChinaChina Research Group1 April 2022Analysis

China and Russia: A deepening partnership?

This is a complete transcript of the China and Russia discussion, chaired by Alicia Kearns MP. She was joined by Sergey Radchenko, Bonny Lin and Maria Repnikova.

Party and state, Belt and RoadChina Research Group8 March 2022Transcript

China's tech landscape

Rui Ma, Rogier Creemers and John Lee give their expert take on the evolution of China’s tech strategy, what’s driving its tech developments and where the UK Government should focus its energies.

Digital ChinaChina Research Group11 February 2022Transcript

The CPTPP, UK and China

Trade experts David Henig and Wendy Cutler discuss the reasons behind the UK’s application to join the trans-pacific trade bloc and whether China is also on the cusp of gaining entry.

Trade and investmentChina Research Group26 January 2022Transcript

CRG Weekly: collection

A collection of short reads first published in our weekly newsletter, covering a range of China-related topics.

China Research Group21 December 2021

Jude Blanchette on the CCP's 2021

Jude Blanchette joined Tom Tugendhat for a conversation on where Xi Jinping and the CCP stand - domestically and abroad - at the end of 2021.

Party and stateChina Research Group20 December 2021Transcript

Analysis: The UK's South East Asian opportunity

South East Asian countries welcome more engagement from countries like the UK — but won’t stop engaging China. The UK should pursue deeper ties with them nonetheless, writes Charles Dunst.

Indo-Pacific, UK-China strategyCharles Dunst16 December 2021Analysis

Policy Brief: The UK and Critical Minerals

The UK is highly dependent on China for critical minerals. With rising state control over China’s rare earths industry, this paper explores the risks and how the UK could seek to increase resilience of supply.

UK-China strategyChina Research Group9 November 2021Policy paper

UK-China Relations - Reading List

A list of free-to-access articles and papers that explain some of the key debates in UK-China relations today.

UK-China strategyChina Research Group8 November 2021Reading list

Analysis: Towards a new framework for climate coordination

The UK can play a pivotal roal in facilitating climate progress amid the backdrop of an increasingly competitve geopolitical environment.

Climate and environmentGuest User4 November 2021Analysis, Climate and environment

China's Elite: Tom Tugendhat MP in conversation with Desmond Shum

Chair of the China Research Group, Tom Tugendhat MP was joined by Desmond Shum for a conversation on Desmond's recent book Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China, a rare look at the inner workings of the Chinese Communist Party.

Party and stateChina Research Group2 November 2021Transcript

COP26 and China: What does success look like?

A panel of Amber Rudd, Isabel Hilton and Alex Wang discuss the diplomatic and domestic dynamics of China’s climate change policies, and whether the UK can influence the pace of China’s movements.

Climate and environmentChris Cash26 October 2021Transcript

Analysis: Where does China stand on climate change ahead of COP26?

With the COP26 summit in Glasgow nearing, the CCP will look to advance China’s image as a responsible climate actor despite being caught between two stools in tackling emissions domestically.

Climate and environmentChris Cash26 October 2021Analysis

Analysis: How much pork does the UK export to China?

By 2020, China was buying half of Britain’s pork.

Trade and investment, UK-China strategyChina Research Group25 October 2021Analysis

AidData on China's $843bn of overseas lending

Two data experts from AidData, Bradley Parks (Executive Director) and Dr Ammar Malik (Senior Research Scientist), joined us to discuss their findings from their recent paper: Banking on the Belt and Road. The paper draws on a new dataset covering 13,427 Chinese development projects in 165 countries, worth over $843 billion.

Belt and RoadChina Research Group20 October 2021Transcript

Data: UK trade with the Indo-Pacific

Summaries of the past 20 years of trade with key Indo-Pacific trading partners.

Trade and investment, Indo-PacificChina Research Group6 October 2021Data

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