The U.K. government’s Integrated Review of foreign and defense policy includes a “tilt to the Indo Pacific”. From an economic perspective that will see the Johnson administration attempt to join the CPTPP trade deal, affiliate itself with ASEAN and pursue trade deals with traditional allies including Australia, New Zealand and the United States. The aim of showing “increased international activism” includes committing to freedom of the seas sailings in the South China Sea as well as declaring China to be in contravention of the Sino-British Joint Declaration regarding Hong Kong. Both ris...