Explainer: United Front in the UK
This China Research Group explainer is aimed at helping British policymakers conceptualise the challenge posed by the United Front and begin formulating responses.
The United Front is the strategy by which the CCP seeks to strengthen its hold on power, by isolating rivals, neutralising parties in the middle, and maximising its number of allies.
There is a continued need for attention towards the CCP United Front operations in the UK because its implementation poses a systemic challenge to Britain’s open, democratic institutions.
Attentive framing of the challenge posed by the United Front is needed to form policies that protect British democratic values and norms.