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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Dominic McGrath

UK’s ‘limited’ Indo-Pacific presence criticised amid fears conflict not far away

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A “major” injection of cash, equipment and personnel are needed if the UK is to play any significant role in the Indo-Pacific, MPs have said, with a warning that conflict in the region may only be years away.

Ministers have been warned by the cross-party Commons Defence Committee that the British presence in the region, which has emerged as a potential geopolitical flashpoint amid simmering tensions between the West and China, remains underwhelming.

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