Economic diplomacy of China and UK: Establishment of bilateral relationships facing Post-Brexit period.

Bc. Siarhei Ramanovich

Master's thesis

Abstract:

UK-China diplomatic relations date back to XIXth due to the British colonial past and international network of enterprises which created close economic and political bilateral relations. The intensity of the UK-China cooperation, especially in the sphere of the economy, varied, yet the current moment can be utilised to reestablish the relations. Brexit is a unique event in the history of the European Union of the succession of the major political and economic actor, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It creates a possibility to formulate a new framework for the United Kingdom and refocus its foreign policy. The thesis is dedicated to the analysis of the UK-China diplomatic relations in the sphere of the economy in the brand new Post-Brexit period and the possibility of reaching the UK-China Free Trade Agreement. The theoretical part deals with the notion of economic diplomacy and the new economic diplomacy, the history of the UK-China diplomatic relations century to underline the nature of today's bilateral relations of the UK and China. There is also an analysis of the European Union's perspective in relations with the UK and China.The practical part is dedicated to the analysis of the position of the UK in approaching China facing the new Post-Brexit period. The possibility of reaching an FTA and its possible framework is analysed. The theoretical part of the thesis was conducted with the most current anglophone and francophone literature covering the stated topics. The practical part operated with primary sources of the treaties agreements and provisions. The outcomes of the analysis can be utilised in the further analysis of the development of the UK-EU relations, and the European strategy of China. Conclusions are based on the synthesis of the theoretical literature review, primary sources analysis, and statistical data use in confrontation with the outcomes of the examined hypotheses.

Keywords

Brexit, China, United Kingdom, economic diplomacy, Free Trade Agreement

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 28. 3. 2021

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedúci: PhDr. Blanka Wurst Hašová, Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Master programme / odbor:
Economics and Management / European Agrarian Diplomacy