UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is taking a gamble with her visit to Beijing this weekend — risking the ire of incoming US President Donald Trump as she seeks cash and investment for the British economy. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/brit... - ThreadSky

politico.eu • 133 days ago

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is taking a gamble with her visit to Beijing this weekend — risking the ire of incoming US President Donald Trump as she seeks cash and investment for the British economy.

🔗 https://www.politico.eu/article/britain-chancellor-rachel-reeves-china-trip-economy-donald-trump/

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gloryhallelujah.bsky.social•133 days ago

A gamble that it will piss off Trump? Why should the UK give a crap about Trump's ire? He's not their ally.

isthisallthatsleft.bsky.social•133 days ago

Rich men’s fragile egos

mariejo1965.bsky.social•133 days ago

How funny right …?

With Trump presidency, Xi Jinxing will become “the nice guy”

Funny 🤦‍♀️

dustopi.bsky.social•133 days ago

So? It's not like the US is a trustworthy ally any more. It's like tying yourself to a single supplier who can decide the price unilaterally - and also will threaten to send goons if you don't comply

Europe needs to divest from the US ASAP - they aren't reliable with Trump and Musk in charge

tlevans.bsky.social•133 days ago

Canada needs to divest from the US as well. Trump is burning bridges before day one of take office

dustopi.bsky.social•133 days ago

And Panama needs to prepare explosives. Better to lose the canal than lose their country. We all know that the USA won't treat them well - just look at American Samoa and Puerto Rico, and they're not even occupied

dwblue.bsky.social•133 days ago

Is that the Donald Trump with a VP Musk who has businesses that build enormous numbers of EV cars in China?

napocornejo.bsky.social•133 days ago

Europe should act with sovereignty. The #USA has now demonstrated it is no longer a trustable partner.

sirjotalot.bsky.social•133 days ago

Brexit Britain is skint! More chance of getting something from China than from an America First US President!!

daveyboy65.bsky.social•133 days ago

Good on her

scepticbeliever.bsky.social•133 days ago

Risking what exactly?

When dealing with a clown; pre-emptive conflict seeking is a useful tactic as the clown doesn’t get to set their clown agenda.

It’s an almost Trumpian tactic…

alexandreuk.bsky.social•133 days ago

Europe should be looking elsewhere as an alternative to United States of America for their own good

erwinmaas.bsky.social•133 days ago

Good, forget about Trump. He and the majority of US voters need to learn that only in the US people actually believe that a fascist is a good choice. They do elsewhere but only a minority in intelligent countries like in Europe.

Leave them behind, teach them.

wonderhorse.bsky.social•133 days ago

The world is allowing Trump to have so much power. Reeves is risking the ire of him due to her visit to China, Denmark fears upsetting him with a too much of a firm rebuttal about Greenland. This is crazy allowing this fool so much financial leverage, doing this will be hard but now is the time!!

blauerteddy.bsky.social•133 days ago

On the bright side, NATO is getting stronger, Europe is getting stronger, all those idiots right and left of us make us stronger. The US has very profitable business relations with China, why should we not? Nations don't have friends, nations have interests.

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