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China: Foreign Relations

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 11 July 2025UIN 65005

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with which organisations he has held discussions on the development of the China Audit.

Answered by Catherine West

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office China Audit team proactively engaged a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that the full range of interests arising from the UK's relationship with China was represented; this included Parliament, business, the academic sector, civil society and the devolved governments.

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