The UK government has decided to indefinitely pause any consideration of sanctions against Chinese firms, according to internal Cabinet documents. This decision has raised concerns about the UK's China policy and its approach to human rights issues.
Foreign Office and business department's assement, shared with ministers last November, stated that sanctions considerations were being paused 'indefinitely' In the face of growing concerns over China ’s human rights record, the UK has been inactive when compared to alliesAn internal Whitehall assessment advised ministers that the Government would be pausing any consideration of sanctions against Chinese firms “indefinitely”, according to internal Cabinet documents seen byThe revised approach to widespread humanitarian issues in China will raise further questions about the UK’s China policy.
By removing the threat of sanctions, it reduces further safeguards against The assessment, revealed today for the first time, was carried out by the Foreign Office (FCDO) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and shared amongst ministers in November last year when Conservative backbencher and leading China hawk, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, raised the assessment in the House of Commons on Wednesday, saying it was a “terrible decision”.civil servants were “dumbfounded” by the assessment and couldn’t understand why such a blanket approach to the country would be take
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