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China was left out by the highest level of the new register of the British government in order to pursue the “hidden foreign influence”, since the British ministers want to rebuild the relationship with Beijing in their persecution after growth.
Great BritainThe new influence registration program (FIRS), which comes into force on Tuesday, is intended to give British Great Britain the activities of foreign powers, which is regarded as a national security risk, a greater certainty.
According to the British government, the Russian and Iranian states were brought into the top level due to the “serious threats they represent for our interests”.
Under the lower “political level”, those who are involved in the lobbying in the name of a foreign power in Great Britain must – also at Westminster. In most cases, the entry is made available in a public register.
The stricter “improved level” applies to foreign powers that represent a risk of “security or interest” in Great Britain and covers a much larger selection of activities.
This top level requires registration by a person of activities in Great Britain in the direction of a certain power or a specific company. Produced companies stated from abroad must register activities in Great Britain.
The conservatives had requested China Added to the extended level of the register, which was set up in 2023 as part of the National Security Act. Great Britain’s relationship with Beijing has been lately Subject of an official “audits” From the Labor government.
The government said last week that “Cases of China’s espionage, interference in our democracy and the undermining of our economic security have increased in recent years”.
The Financial Times revealed in February that the Great Britain security services took part in a review China’s growing role in the British energy system In the middle of concerns about Beijing’s influence on the strategic national infrastructure.
A British government official said that it had “discussed” for many years about whether China should be put on the top level, but there are “no immediate plans” to add China or other countries to the list.
The Chinese embassy in London did not immediately answer a request for a comment.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who led a delegation of leading bankers to Beijing in January to apply for a number of financial services in a number of financial services, according to government officials, the involvement of China in the “improved level” of the new register.
Together with Economic Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, Reeves had argued that the involvement of Chinese citizens would hang the business with the country in the program. The confirmation that Beijing will not be on the improved level annoyed some China Hawks, especially in the conservative opposition party.
The register is loose for the US -American Foreign Agents Registration Act. The introduction of the program was delayed when Prime Minister Sir Keir Starrer dealt with the question of whether China should be included in the stricter level.
Sir Iain Duncan Smith, former conservative guide and China Hawk, said that it was “a big mistake” to leave Beijing from the improved level.
He said China supported the full invasion of Russia to Ukraine and supported Iran and committed human rights violations in his region northwest and torn civil rights in Hong Kong.
Luke de Pulford from the interparliamentary alliance for China, an international intersection group of legislators, said it does not make sense that the country was excluded from the upper level.
“Firs is the youngest victim of British China policy – a program with which state threats are to be countered will not include our greatest state threat, which makes about as much sense as it sounds,” he said.
The Home Office said that the register would introduce a “new layer of the accountability in relation to political influencing activity”, the information about attempts in overseas to shape the democratic processes of the UK.
Dan Jarvis, British Security Minister, said that the British government will not tolerate hidden attempts to manipulate its political system or its society.
“The name of Russia and Iran below the expanded level is an important step to protect the security and interests of Britain,” he said.
