Trade War Talks Under Way in Beijing
As US-China trade talks restart in Beijing, we gauge the health of the Chinese economy
As US-China trade talks restart in Beijing, we gauge the health of the Chinese economy. Duncan Clark is an economist from the business advisory firm BDA China. And we have a report from Serbia on the impact of Chinese investment in the country. Also in the programme, the UK parliament is preparing to debate and then vote on Theresa May's withdrawal agreement for Britain to leave the EU. Jonathan Ford from the Financial Times discusses whether the proposal may open the door for EU firms to use state aid to lure enterprises or jobs out of the UK, without Britain being able to do the same in reverse. We hear from independent film critic Siobhan Synnot what issues captured the attention of the judges at the Golden Globe television and film awards. Plus our regular workplace commentator Alison Green tells us whether passive aggression is a sensible strategy for dealing with problems at the office
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