As the United Kingdom sets out its “Global Britain” strategy to maintain its international standing after its withdrawal from the European Union, China is an important factor, British experts said.
In announcing the government’s review of security, defense, development and foreign policy, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said China would “pose a great challenge” for the UK, but it is in Britain’s interest to build “a stronger and positive economic relationship” with the world’s second-largest economy.
Jim O’Neill, a British economist and China expert, said: “It is inescapable that China matters, because it is the second-largest economy in the world in current nominal dollar terms, and the largest in purchasing…