The Impact of Brexit on Foreign Direct Investment and Trade Relations Between the UK and China

Maćkiewicz, Marta; McCaleb, Agnieszka

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“…While the Brexit process itself holds significant consequences for British policy towards China, the implications for the Chinese economy and bilateral trade flows are likely to remain limited (Mackiewicz and McCaleb 2018). The return of trade-policy control to the UK government in the post-Brexit era could facilitate the creation of a free trade agreement between the two countries (Wang 2017;Yu 2017).…”

Section: Brexit: To Trade or Not To Tradementioning

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Engaging the dragon: UK government documents on doing business with China

Yue

Plouffe

2021

Economic and Political Studies

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China's rise as a global economic and political power has created a policy puzzle for established global players. For the United Kingdom (UK), the policy towards China has pursued a dual emphasis: seeking commercial benefits and promoting a positive social and political change. We explore the scope and tone of official UK policy publications on doing business with China. We argue that, while these documents reflect some of the predominant concerns of public debates over the UK's relationship with China, the political neutrality of the civil service and insulation from external forces enable the relationship to continue. We conduct content and sentiment analyses of government publications focussing on China from 2013 to 2018. During this period, the key policy focusses have remained stable, while the extent to which the main topics are discussed changes slightly with time. Sensitive topics are dealt with using a neutral tone, while publications have become increasingly positive on the prospects of business interactions with China.

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Section: Brexit: To Trade or Not To Tradementioning

confidence: 99%