Ben Bland
Head of the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House, offering policy analysis on China’s military, economic strategy, and implications for UK foreign policy.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 36min
UK in China: Hard choices between rival superpowers
Dr Yu Jie, a Chatham House China specialist on elite politics and military shifts, and Ben Bland, head of the Asia-Pacific Programme, discuss opaque leadership moves in Beijing. They cover military purges, risks to PLA modernization, UK policy trade-offs between trade and security, renewables and infrastructure concerns, and how London can navigate pressures from rival superpowers.
