In an unprecedented step, the United Kingdom revealed its new strategic plan in the field of defense and security, for the first time since the Cold War, in order to set important determinants through it according to the threats it faces represented in the Asian region, especially the Sino-Russian rapprochement, and this plan took nearly two years to prepare it to cover several areas in this framework, and under the title "Responding to a more competitive and unstable world" British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak presented the strategic plan to members of the British House of Commons, which relied on an increase in spending in the military and security field, to confront the growing rapprochement between its enemies of authoritarian countries in the Asian region. The strategic plan The plan relied on increasing military and security spending to reach 2.5% of GDP, from 2.2%, as the British government intends to spend 5 billion pounds sterling over the next two years in the field of defense, to develop its nuclear capabilities and modernize its stock of conventional weapons. And investment in munitions infrastructure, and the strategic plan aims to establish an integrated fund dedicated to security at a value of one billion pounds sterling and an authority to protect national security to improve the ability of its basic military facilities to withstand new challenges, and the strategic plan also aimed to assist Australia in producing nuclear-powered submarines for the first time. The first is within the framework of efforts to confront China in the Indian and Pacific Oceans region. This strategic plan came in a document that included 60 full pages. Its most important paragraphs were presented to all members of the British House of Commons by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, where Sunak stated that China poses a challenge to the times. It has implications for almost every sphere and for the daily lives of the British people, and Britain will intensify its measures to protect security Its nationalist and strengthen work with allies, in addition to that London prefers to improve cooperation and understanding with China. *Differing opinions about the plan Multiple opinions emerged about this new strategic plan, as British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly defended this plan, stressing that it is appropriate to meet the increasing aggressiveness of the Chinese Communist Party on the economic and military sides in the region, indicating that these aggressive behaviors cannot be ignored. Among the enemies, including fueling tensions in the Taiwan Strait region, he also praised the British, European and American cooperation, especially within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. "NATO"On the external front, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed, in a tweet, this British strategic plan in the field of security and defense, stressing that this plan will support the vital role of the United Kingdom in the alliance during the coming period. However, a number of members of the Conservative Party in the British Parliament showed their dissatisfaction with this plan, considering it insufficient to confront the threats facing the United Kingdom in the coming period. * The most important threats The strategic plan showed the most important countries that represent clear threats to the United Kingdom, the first of which is Russia led by President Vladimir Putin, as the plan described it as the most urgent threat to the security of the United Kingdom, especially with the escalating repercussions of its invasion of Ukraine, and China came as an important challenge from these threats, especially in the field of economy And politics, military, defense and technology, as the strategic plan saw that Beijing increasingly clearly wants to build an international system centered on China and befits its authoritarian regime, and as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated during his presentation of the strategic plan before the British House of Commons that China poses an unprecedented challenge to the international system that we defend in The field of security, rights and values alike, and thus the defense approach of the United Kingdom and other countries must be developed, and the new strategic plan of the United Kingdom in the field of defense and security confirms these priorities that it has set to strengthen its defenses in the Asian region in order to confront enemies. Implementation of the plan It did not take long for the British government to implement its new strategic plan in the field of security and defense, as a deal described as historic was signed with Australia and the United States of America at the base " San Diego " The California Navy, in order to establish a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines located in the Pacific Ocean, where Australia buys 5 American nuclear-powered submarines, in addition to building a generation of submarines to strengthen the military presence of the Western alliance in the Asian region in the face of Chinese influence, and this step came in support of For the efforts made by Britain, the United States of America and Australia to confront China.
