Trade Talks – Guy Dru Drury MBE (Chief Representative China SE NE Asia, CBI) Discusses the Sino-UK Trade Relationship

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Our next stop on the Trade Talks tour is the People’s Republic of China. Friday 16 February brought with it the annual celebration of the Chinese New Year. As the Year of the Dog dawns, we ask Guy Dru Drury MBE, CBI Chief Representative China SE NE Asia, about the outlook for the Sino-UK relationship and trade in 2018 and beyond. Our interview will probe economic trends, the forecast for trade in 2018, the word on the street in Beijing, barriers and an insight into the relationship between China and the UK.

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