Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 82482

China: Sub-Saharan Africa

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

LabourNewcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the activities of the Chinese government in sub-Saharan Africa on (a) her Department's objectives and (b) the UK's int

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The Government monitors all such matters closely, but continues to develop its foreign policy objectives and priorities in different parts of the world according to our shared interests and values, irrespective of the activities of other countries.