18 months on from the creation of the China Research Group, this paper takes stock of what has changed in our relationship with China over the past 18 months and what the UK should do now.
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In this paper, Robert D. Atkinson argues that like-minded democracies need to form a ‘NATO for Trade’ in response to China’s propensity to circumvent the spirit (and letter) of the WTO and target democratic countries with trade coercion.
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The Telegraph covered our new research, finding twenty leading UK universities have collectively accepted more than £40 million in funding from Huawei and selected state-owned Chinese companies in recent years.
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The FT’s Global China Editor, James Kynge, joined us to discuss his perspective on how the next generation of technology is shaping geopolitics. Over half of global trade is digital, and trust issues have suddenly become front and centre to global trade and investment. The discussion also touched on China's pursuit for self-reliance, Beijing's policies towards big tech and how the digital currency could affect the internationalisation of the renminbi.
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This report demystifies OBOR, analyses how OBOR touches UK national interests, and considers three strategic options: “Contain and Undermine,” “Hedge,” and “Join and Balance.”
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This paper was written by Charles Parton for Sinocism, who kindly agreed to allow us to share it with our network. The paper provides an overview of China's government and its priorities for the next year, including the economy, environment and national security.
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A toolbox of policy ideas to spark discussion about some of the different things liberal democracies like Britain can do to encourage the Chinese government to respect the rules-based international order.
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Charles Parton outlines why the UK must recognise a fundamental difference over values with China, and also sets out five key recommendations which require urgent attention from the UK government.
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The CRG conducted original polling in June 2020, surveying British attitudes to sanctions, Hong Kong residents’ rights and China.