UK MPs call on government to stamp out China, Russia from defence industry
Investment in the defence supply chain from all countries that fall outside of an approved list, including Russia and China, must be barred, chair of the House of Commons defence subcommittee Richard Drax has said.
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The Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom have called on the government to stamp out Chinese and Russian investment in the defence supply chain.
After a warning, a parliamentary inquiry into foreign involvement in the UK defence supply chain was conducted, which concluded that tougher measures were needed to protect companies from “hostile foreign ownership,” reported The Financial Times.