Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of China Investment Corporation’s involvement in the Belt and Road Initiative.
China is an important source of trade, investment and support for many countries with infrastructure, including under its Belt and Road Initiative, helping fill the global infrastructure gap alongside other infrastructure initiatives. However, we recognise the potential risks that Chinese overseas investment can present, which is why we must be clear eyed. Through British Investment Partnerships, and our efforts through the G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, we help build transparent economic partnerships, enabling high quality investment into other countries and helping to bridge investment and infrastructure gaps.