UK’s ‘incoherent’ approach to China plagued by lack of expertise, report says

International alliance of China-sceptic legislators warns of risks inherent in misjudging bilateral relationship

The UK’s approach to China is “beset by incoherence” and plagued by a lack of senior expertise, according to a report warning of the risks inherent in misjudging the bilateral relationship.

An audit by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (Ipac), an international grouping of China-sceptic legislators, says past engagement with Beijing has often exposed the UK to the risks of interference without delivering the opportunities promised.