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China: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish the audit of the UK's partnership with China as a bilateral and global actor.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 26 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 3 Dec 2024
Answer: 3 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

26 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish the audit of the UK's partnership with China as a bilateral and global actor.
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Dec 2024
Answer published
The audit will examine the UK's interests with respect to China. This will improve our ability to understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities China poses. The audit is due to conclude in early 2025 and we will update Parliament once the aud...

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