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Position Paper 2021 Excerpt: A breakdown of UK-China trade relations in 2020
The UK recently characterised China as a major systemic challenger, but bilateral trade in 2020 remained robust. British businesses’ operations in China are now included in services exports, doubling the size of previous estimations. The UK and China have continued to cooperate in certain areas, such as ESG and academic exchange, and this engagement must be preserved.
Yu Jianhua: Introducing China’s formidable new trade representative
The appointment of an official to the post for the first time in two years signals a strengthened and more coordinated trade policy going forward Yu has significant experience representing China in trade disputes, US-China trade negotiations and human rights charges
Where do British businesses stand after Brexit and the EU-China investment deal?
The UK’s Brexit deal will guarantee tariff-free trade for most goods but does little for important sectors such as financial and professional services Enhanced market access and constraints on the behaviour of SOEs were among the outcomes of the EU-China investment deal As part of ‘global Britain’, the UK should look to strengthen economic cooperation with China to support its post-COVID recovery and help offset lost economic output from Brexit