Brexit and the UK’s China Challenge

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Publication Date 05/08/2016
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The debate over the Hinkley Point reactor in July 2016 highlights broader questions over the future of the UK−China relationship.

With all the other challenges facing the UK, a coherent China strategy may be too much to hope for. And the UK's approach to China will depend on how relations with the EU pan out. So China policy looks like it will be yet another area of uncertainty for Britain as it extracts itself from the EU.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/brexit-and-uks-china-challenge
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The Guardian, 01.08.16: China warns UK over 'suspicious approach' to Hinkley Point deal https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/aug/01/china-warns-uk-over-suspicious-approach-to-hinkley-point-deal
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