Rethink - (BBC Series 3)
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- Episode
- Episode Four - The UK’s Relationship With China
- Broadcast Info
- 2025 (27 mins)
- Description
- President Trump promised "America First" on the campaign trail, and has delivered that in his second term, unleashing a trade war and causing global economic instability. Although China and the USA have recently agreed a temporary truce in the trade war, the US President regards Beijing as an economic enemy. Perversely, Donald Trump’s actions may push other countries into China’s embrace. For some countries, like Russia, that’s a natural fit. Others, like China’s neighbours South Korea and Japan, have agreed to talks about a free-trade agreement, while the EU says it is seeking to "engage constructively" with Beijing. So where does that leave the UK? Of late, Labour ministers have been on a charm offensive, with the Chancellor, the Foreign Secretary and the Energy Secretary all visiting China, as well as a recent trade delegation. So should the UK be seeking closer ties with China? What are the risks, and is China even interested in us?
- Genre
- Economics; Social Science; Politics
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The Open University, "Rethink - (BBC Series 3)". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/253585 (Accessed 15 Nov 2025)