The past 18 months have seen many democratic countries become alarmed by the behaviour of Xi’s China - even as China’s ruling elites became more convinced of the superiority of their system. The world watched the brutal stifling of “one country, two systems” in Hong Kong, while concerns about human rights violations entered the wider consciousness in the UK and across developed countries.
A growing number of businesses, universities and other institutions found themselves caught in the middle as US-China technology competition heated up, and Beijing became more sensitive to human rights criticism. UK politics has started to properly engage with the questions raised by changes in China, and the UK’s own strategy has started to shift. And while many countries felt effective pressure from Beijing, a change of US President and the effects of the pandemic has opened up new opportunities for cooperation among allies.
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