As the United Kingdom seeks to define its place in the world post-Brexit and to navigate the human and economic catastrophe of the pandemic, it is faced with apparently impossible choices.
A Trade Bill is currently passing through Parliament. MPs narrowly defeated a cross-party “genocide amendment” that would have prevented the government striking trade deals with countries found guilty of genocide by the High Court. There is particular concern about trade with China over its alleged genocide of Uighur Muslims.
04 February 2021, The Tablet
The price of trade with china
International relations
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