Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of renewed Chinese-Russian partnerships on (a) stability in the Asia/Pacific and (b) British interests in the Asia/Pacific.
We are monitoring China and Russia's activities in the Indo-Pacific region, including joint exercises. The UK is committed to deepening diplomatic, security and economic engagement across the Indo-Pacific in support of shared prosperity and regional stability. We are deepening and expanding our partnerships to promote free enterprise, freedom, democracy and good governance. We will continue to uphold the international rules and norms that underpin free trade, security and stability.