UK International Development Budget is evermore essential

We call on Parliament to:

1. Ensure long-term goals on building soft infrastructures, enabling 
    developing countries to grow in prosperity, develop secured supply 
    chains, civil liberties and global values.

2. Recognise China as a threat in these dangerous times. Beijing's ties 
    with Russia during Russia's war on Ukraine, the serious human rights 
    violation in Xinjiang and unilateral expansionism in the South China 
    Sea showed her unwillingness to defend global stability or engage in 
    multilateralism for tolerance and equality.

3. Bring the UK's International Development budget to 0.7% of the GNI 
    to counter influences such as China's Belt and Road Initiative.

The Guardian reported that the international development budget will be 0.36% of gross national income (GNI).

We believe that the UK excels in building soft infrastructure. What we lack is a long-term plan. We can work 
towards building resilient networks where free and open states do not have to become patrons of China, which
will only pull nations further into autocracy.

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