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    Gavin Williamson

    LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua has cancelled trade talks with Britain’s finance minister Philip Hammond after defence secretary Gavin Williamson threatened to deploy a warship in the Pacific, The Sun newspaper reported on Thursday.
    China cancels trade talks with UK in protest over defence secretary's speech - The Sun | Reuters

    Nice one Gav. We won't need a good trade deal with China any time soon will we...
    "Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon Musk

    #2
    Originally posted by Jog On View Post
    China cancels trade talks with UK in protest over defence secretary's speech - The Sun | Reuters

    Nice one Gav. We won't need a good trade deal with China any time soon will we...
    The UK holds all the cards. China exports far more to the UK than it imports from the UK. Let them sell their trash elsewhere.

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      #3
      Britain is demonstrating its hard power. It will be even better once they have the planes on board.
      I'm alright Jack

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        #4
        Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
        Britain is demonstrating its hard power. It will be even better once they have the planes on board.
        They are using stealth tech, that's why you can't see them. Light years ahead of anyone else.

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          #5
          China is getting a case of the billy big bollocks.

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            #6
            Originally posted by woohoo View Post
            They are using stealth tech, that's why you can't see them. Light years ahead of anyone else.
            I thought we were going for fleets of drones?

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              #7
              Originally posted by Jog On View Post
              China cancels trade talks with UK in protest over defence secretary's speech - The Sun | Reuters

              Nice one Gav. We won't need a good trade deal with China any time soon will we...
              And if UK was still part of EU it would not be pushed around like this, soon even Faroa Islands will be able to do it

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                #8
                Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
                The UK holds all the cards. China exports far more to the UK than it imports from the UK. Let them sell their trash elsewhere.
                ****!! Watch them come begging back to UK soon when they realise they cannot import our Jags and cannot export their stainless steel frying pan!
                Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !

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                  #9
                  realise they cannot import our Jags
                  They build them there.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
                    ****!! Watch them come begging back to UK soon when they realise they cannot import our Jags and cannot export their stainless steel frying pan!
                    At least the UK has sent a gunboat to make sure the blighters keep buying opium and jam.

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