Towards a free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and China in the post-Brexit age

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe challenge，which is posed by the Brexit against the legal framework for the economic and trade relations between the UK and its non-EU member trade partners, has not been sufficiently explored. China has been among the leading trade partners of the UK. Economic relations between the UK and China have skyrocketed over the past 10 years. China has also become the economic powerhouse that the rest of the world is turning to in the aftermath of the global economic crisis. While the UK is indifferent to the China’s apathy for a united Europe, it certainly cannot ignore its trade with China at a risk associated with the challenge posted by the Brexit against the legal framework for the economic and trade relations between the UK and China. This paper argues for a free trade agreement between China and the UK (China–UK FTA) to make up for the pitfalls associated with the Brexit.