Danske Bank hæfter sig ved, at forholdet mellem Storbritannien og Kina forværres. Det skyldes bl.a., at den amerikanske udenrigsminister, Mike Pompeo, under et besøg i London har presset på for at få mere barsk linje fra premiernister Boris Johnson over for Kina, ikke mindst omkring Huawei og Hongkong.
Market movers today
A week ago, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that plans were being drawn up that would eventually ban the Chinese telecom provider Huawei as a supplier of UK infrastructure from 2027.
On Monday an extradition treaty with Hong Kong was then suspended indefinitely and yesterday US secretary of state Mike Pompeo was in London discussing primarily relations with China.
UK MPs told the Financial Times that Mr. Pompeo had urged the UK to join an alliance standing against the actions of the Chinese government towards Uighurs and congratulated the British government on its actions towards Huawei.
Previously, Boris Johnson had struck a more diplomatic tone saying that “a calibrated response” must be in place towards China, while at the same time referring to the country’s economic significance. The tougher stance on China has been criticised as being an ‘on demand’ action from the US, as the UK seeks to reach a UK-US trade deal.
