The UK will launch a new MI5 unit to help businesses manage security risks and a new initiative to improve sanctions enforcement, and increase funding to build expertise on China, the government said on Monday as it designated communist China as an “Epoch-Defining challenge.”
In a long-anticipated update to the UK’s major foreign policy revamp in 2021, the government said in its “Integrated Review Refresh 2023” (pdf) that it will protect national securities in areas where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses a threat, align with allies and global partners to curb CCP influence, and engage with China and Chinese diasporas to maintain a mutually beneficial trade and investment relationships.
