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CHINA

The National Security Council (NSC) owns and creates HMG policy on China, which is then set out in the China Framework, which is discussed (or aspects related to it) periodically at NSC meetings.



The National Strategy Implementation Group (NSIG)—chaired by the SRO—implements the China Framework, co-ordinating policy decisions across Whitehall to avoid a binary prosperity vs security approach. Departmental representatives report back on NSIG discussions to Ministers and provide advice.

China NSIG members are: ***



The Intelligence Outcomes Prioritisation (IOP) Plan is proposed by the NSIG on China. (The Joint Prioritisation Committee considers bids from every NSIG to balance them against the total operational effort available, and then recommends them to the NSC for approval.) The IOP Plan gives SIS and GCHQ HMG's requirements on China and allocates resources for them accordingly. It is agreed for a year, ***.