UK-China relations: a timeline

It covers the key dates surrounding the handover in 1997, as well as more recent events, such as the concern over Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s 5G network and disagreements over China’s imposition of a new national security law in Hong Kong.

This paper will be updated periodically.

For analysis of the bilateral relationship, see Commons Briefing Paper CBP-9004, The UK-China relationship (14 September 2020).