Tom Tugendhat is a British politician who has served in parliament since 2015 as a member of the ruling Conservative party. He is currently chairman of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee, a group of MPs who scrutinize the U.K.’s foreign policy, similar to the way in which U.S. congressional committees operate. Tom also co-founded the China Research Group, a think tank within parliament set up to consider the long-term challenges posed by China’s rise. He and the CRG were among several British figures who recently had sanctions imposed on them by China, after the U.K. had earlier joined other nations in placing sanctions on Chinese officials involved with Beijing’s policy towards Xinjiang. Tom previously served as a lieutenant colonel in the British Army and was the military assistant to the Chief of the Defence Staff. What follows is a lightly edited Q&A. Tom Tugendhat.Illustration by Kate Copeland Q: You dedicated most of your younger life to ga