This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission.
Britain cast China as representing an “epoch-defining challenge” to the world order, in an update to its foreign policy framework published on March 13 that declared that the U.K.’s security hinged on the outcome of the Ukraine war. In the refresh of Britain’s blueprint for security and international policy, the government warned of China’s deepening partnership with Russia, and Moscow’s growing cooperation with Iran following the invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain’s Integrated Review (IR) had been updated to take account of recent events, with the hardening of language and positioning toward Beijing and Moscow.
