Aug 24, 2021

The concept of two pillars has gathered momentum worldwide. China may get more tax revenues from the first reform, and the second will have minimal impact. Global tax reform will also have a negligible effect on China’s foreign investment.

Jan 22, 2021

If the UK hasn’t thought through its position relative to the strategic competition between China and the United States, its pivot to the region will not make much of a splash.

Aug 09, 2019

Though it seems distant, pro-Brexit politics that align with Trump’s foreign policy and economic spat with China have the potential to degrade China-UK relations in the future. If Johnson wants to live up to his promise on China, he’ll have to think carefully about his strategy.

Feb 06, 2018

China and the UK have entered a golden era of relations.

Jun 29, 2017

The vote is a rejection of the “Hard Brexit” plan to take the UK out of both the Single Market and the Customs Union, and allows for the first time wide-range, cross-party dialogue on the goals of Brexit and perhaps a real opportunity to form a consensus.

Jun 26, 2016

The EU has long served as a magnifier of the UK’s role in the world. It is hard to imagine how the UK would punch above its weight in today’s world, even for a nation that boasts of past world hegemon status, unrivalled experience in global engagement and continuing hard power.

Oct 20, 2015

Accelerated interaction between China and the UK, one a big emerging country the other a seasoned world power, will present another case of successful big-country cooperation. Bilateral cooperation could not exist unless it is win-win, an example for a changing world order.