Northern Ireland, once an industrial powerhouse, wants closer ties with China to safeguard against economic uncertainty as the United Kingdom prepares to exit from the European Union.
On Saturday, more than 100 provincial and municipal leaders from China gathered in Belfast for the third UK-China Regional Leaders Meeting, a gathering created during President Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK in October 2015, at the start of the "golden era" of relations between China and Britain.
"Brexit has prompted us to more actively engage with new markets further afield, and China is a key focus," said Tim Losty, director of the Beijing bureau of Northern Ireland's executive office.
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N. Ireland broadens Brexit horizons - World - Chinadaily.com.cn
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10/7/20
Britain - Brexit: Joe Biden warns UK: No US trade deal if Irish peace accord becomes 'casualty of Brexit' - Alasdair Sandford
Joe Biden has warned that the Irish peace accord that ended decades of violence cannot become a "casualty of Brexit".
The US Democratic presidential candidate added that any US-UK trade deal must respect the Good Friday Agreement and avoid a renewed hard border on the island of Ireland.
The warning comes amid international dismay at the British government's plan to give ministers legal powers to overrule parts of the legally-binding EU divorce deal.
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Joe Biden warns UK: No US trade deal if Irish peace accord becomes 'casualty of Brexit' | Euronews
The US Democratic presidential candidate added that any US-UK trade deal must respect the Good Friday Agreement and avoid a renewed hard border on the island of Ireland.
The warning comes amid international dismay at the British government's plan to give ministers legal powers to overrule parts of the legally-binding EU divorce deal.
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Joe Biden warns UK: No US trade deal if Irish peace accord becomes 'casualty of Brexit' | Euronews
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