Brexit: China wants UK trade deal ASAP, frustrated with EU's failure to conclude one

The Chinese will probably take advantage of the fact we are by ourselves and negotiate themselves a deal heavily in their favour.

A free trade deal with China would be a mistake. I think that such deals should only be made with countries on a similar level of development.

Yes and I'm sure that working at their usual pace, the new China/UK trade deal will be approved by the Chinese bureaucracy within 25 years at the absolute latest, unless there are problems.

That's provided we flog off all remaining state assets to them at knock-down prices and guarantee them an abnormally high profit on all transactions, as with their investment in the nuclear power programme.

It is disappointing to see the reversion to Little Englander views from both Remainers and Leavers. Trade is good.. Trade is what has provided our prosperity for a thousand years.

The advantage the UK has in negotiating trade deals over the EU is they are simpler because we don't have to worry about the staple industries of 28 countries. We are not concerned about olive production or the spaghetti harvest

The disadvantage we have is that we may not be big enough to get noticed in a clamour for trade deals. Where we are, we should be taking advantage of this.

I'm no Little Englander. I'm also not arguing against trade. However, there's a big difference between fair trade and manipulative government to government deals cooked up to make Osborne and Cameron look good in photo opportunities whilst they pose in front of nuclear sites, with dodgy Chinese investment coming in at the long term expense of British bill payers. That's a disgraceful piece of desperate offshore loan finding at exorbitant rates to paper over the failure to plan properly for our electricity supplies because neoliberalism dictates this can only be done privately and it cannot, so the market must be rigged, with us paying the price.

No wonder the Chinese are enthusiastic!

That is the reason why in the next election, you should vote for Jeremy Corbyn. If you want a Government that truly cares about you and your welfare, then Corbyn will be your best bet.

Unfortunately, half the reason the Tories are getting away with murder like this, even though they only have a small majority, is the lack of leadership on the opposition side, plus the foolishness of the Scottish voters putting a party into Parliament who have no idea and won't coordinate opposition.

I'm afraid I now think that Corbyn should go as soon as possible, he's no leader.

That is absolutely right.

And why the bitter Remainers are so dangerous and divisive. It is almost as though they WANT the country to fail so they can be proved right.

We are where we are. We need to pull together as a nation, unite and make Brexit work.

If we don't it won't be Brexit that screwed Britain but the failure of Remainers to accept their defeat and work in the interests of the country.

As you say, very important stuff and my patience with the Remain whiners and their media friends is starting to wear very thin indeed...

Okay, can you clearly explain to me why you think that Jeremy Corbyn is not fit to be a leader? Please don't repeat the rubbish that is on the mainstream media to discredit him.

Also, please advise us, who should be the new Leader?

Good good.

Many of you writing have never been to china..

Come here, and you will be dying for a trade deal.

China is huge, and rich, and whilst many posters are focusing on chinese imports into the UK, you are ignoring the main benifit of this: Easy english exports to china.

Right now, If I leave my flat in china and go to the super-market, I can walk in the 'foreign exprort' Isle, and what do I see? Mostly japanese, and korean food.. no american, and no real EU food. A LOT of swiss food, and swis products.

There are swiss shops, swiss companies everywhere.. why? because they had a trade deal with china before the EU.

China is a consuming monster, with millions of people every year climbing the social ladder, and wanting desperately to spend their money.. the best thing? they prize foreign goods over local goods, by a long way. Anything European is put on a pedestal above its asian counterparts.

All english business should be looking at a new deal with china, and thinking how can they get into this huge and fast-growing market..

Great one, ignore MINT and BRIC countries at your peril

I wanted Hilary Benn, but alas, he chickened out.

Tbh, I think the referendum shows clearly why Corbyn isn't up to it - he's a Leaver, he's always been a Leaver and he still is a Leaver. Why the hell didn't he say so then? If he had an ounce of real guts he would have done. Instead, we were treated to the farce that he was supposedly for Remain, but utter silence from him at nearly every important stage. He's popped up after the result for example to show his opposition to racism and immigrant-bashing, but not to my knowledge during it. He makes tweets and says the odd thing, but generally he hates appearing in the media, he dislikes interviews and he won't participate in most things he is invited to. Do you not think that as a minimum he should (a) be honest about his views and (b) as a basic for a modern leader, engage with the media?

I'm sure he's a decent guy (although it's clear that at times he is still engaged in SWP-style Trot organising and the sneaky internal manipulations that go with that) but he isn't the leader of a national party of opposition, he's a factionalist and he represents a small element, albeit, a well organised one via social media and the disastrous 'instant voting membership for £3' policy sufficient to get him in against the lacklustre people who stood against him.

However, I agree that Labour generally is in disarray and suffering from a chronic lack of leadership across the board, as we saw with Benn and Umunna. The after-effects of cynicism around Blair are also keeping supporters away and potential leaders below the parapet.

Unfortunately, half the reason the Tories are getting away with murder like this, even though they only have a small majority, is the lack of leadership on the opposition side, plus the foolishness of the Scottish voters putting a party into Parliament who have no idea and won't coordinate opposition.

I'm afraid I now think that Corbyn should go as soon as possible, he's no leader.

Given the UK's weaker position outside the EU, I expect China to be even more astute in stretching the rules of any trade deals we will have with them.