Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 75287

China: Foreign Relations

Tabled: 4 September 2025

Answered: 17 September 2025

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of China's Gray Zone activities in (a) Mauritius, (b) the African continent and (c) the Indo-Pacific region on UK in

Answer

Stephen Doughty

We are well aware of the tactics China have deployed in various regions, and these were taken into full consideration when the UK-Mauritius Treaty was being negotiated. This is one of the reasons that we ensured robust security provisions in the treaty. B...

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