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Old 28-02-2018, 11:46   #2181
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Re: Brexit discussion
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Originally Posted by Dave42 View Post
there protectionist countries OB they not suddenly gonna change just for UK are they be realist man
Have you forgotten the Chinese visit already, Dave?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...e-post-brexit/

Donald Trump is anxious to strike a deal with the UK and......wait! No amount of good news will stop all this negativity. I guess we'll just have to wait and you'll see for yourself!

Protectionism will obviously rear its ugly head, but there are plenty of areas to exploit that will be mutually beneficial. Financial service agreements with China are particularly attractive for us.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Countries most likely to sign trade deals are small developed countries. Developing countries like China and India don't want their industries and services to face well-developed competition. China even bans Facebook and Google so free trade is a long way down its list of priorities. The US is traditionally protectionist in many ways and more so under Trump.
I don't believe that the US is a small developed country and you conveniently forget that Donald Trump has an affinity for the UK and has promised us a trade deal.

Theresa May has received some positive vibes from China and has managed to get some good commitments from them. Australia and New Zealand want a trade deal and India too looks promising.

All of this will add to the trade we currently have with the EU and other countries, so why you and other EU protagonists are so down on the idea of leaving the EU is hard to fathom. It's simply betraying an utterly defeatist mentality that assumes the worst possible outcome in the new relationship with the EU and the countries outside the EU blocking our every move to arrive at trade deals that would be of benefit to us.

You will be proved wrong on this, Andrew. This dystopian view you have of our future is worthy of a fantasy novel.
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