Trump-UK deal
UK government’s offer of a special visa and pathway to citizenship for Hong Kong residents
National security laws in both the UK and Hong Kong
A protest against a proposed China super-embassy
U.K. Backs Giant Nuclear Plant, Squeezing Out China
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/business/uk-nuclear-plant-china.html
China not interested in UK CC meeting
3-31-21 Ministers from around 35 countries are due to participate in today’s summit on climate and development.
But while the US, EU, India and others are taking part, China is notable by its absence.
The UK says that China was invited to the event but is not participating.
UK #1 importer country
The United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) data show that the country’s imports of goods from China in the second quarter of 2020 exceeded those of all other countries for the first time in size.
Bird flu fears grow after spate of mysterious UK swan deaths
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/27/bird-flu-fears-grow-after-spate-of-mysterious-uk-swan-deaths A spate of baffling swan deaths is strongly suspected to be caused by a virulent new strain of avian flu sweeping across Britain.
Dying swans were found spinning in circles and discharging blood from their nostrils on Ulverston canal, Cumbria. Swan rescuers have taken in more than 25 dying birds in Worcestershire and nine swans were found dead in Stanley Park, Blackpool. Postmortem examinations have confirmed that six black swans and cygnets that died in Dawlish, Devon, had contracted the latest strain of bird flu, H5N8.
Poll finds majority support for Scottish independence
The poll by Survation shows 53% in favour of breaking with the union, with 47% against.
It is the latest in a series of surveys since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic showing a majority of Scots in favour of independence – including one by Panelbase which held support at 55% last month.
SNP depute leader Keith Brown said: “This is yet another significant poll for the SNP and the independence movement – showing people want decisions about Scotland to be made by the people who live here, and not Boris Johnson.