The UK Overseas Territories: Climate change and biodiversity
The natural environments of the Overseas Territories are of global significance. This paper describes UK support to help them adapt to climate change.
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UK-China relations: a timeline (539 KB , PDF)
It covers the key dates surrounding the handover in 1997, as well as more recent events, such as the concern over Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s 5G network and disagreements over China’s imposition of a new national security law in Hong Kong.
This paper will be updated periodically.
For analysis of the bilateral relationship, see Commons Briefing Paper CBP-9004, The UK-China relationship (14 September 2020).
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UK-China relations: a timeline (539 KB , PDF)
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