UK Peers Propose Law Limiting Public Bodies’ Dependency on Chinese and Russian Imports

UK Peers Propose Law Limiting Public Bodies’ Dependency on Chinese and Russian Imports
CargoLogicAir flight CLU 5694 lands with a consignment of NHS medical supplies and PPE from China at Prestwick Airport, Glasgow, Scotland, on June 1, 2020. Jane Barlow/PA Media
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A cross-party group of peers has proposed a new law aimed at containing the dependency on Chinese imports in the British public bodies’ supply chain.

It comes after the government quietly dropped “Project Defend,” a cross-department project put together during the early days of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic to assess the UK’s supply chain resilience for strategic projects.
Lily Zhou
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Lily Zhou is an Ireland-based reporter covering China news for The Epoch Times.
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