Why U.K has better relationship with China than the U.S now

[apiSubmarine]

I don't know why U.K has a better relationship with china than the U.S. UK is a ally nation with the U.S but they don't listening to America. Does UK concentrate on economic interest more than any other issue. Does UK care about Scotland issue ? Now. what are the status of relatetionships between U.K , China and the U.S.

 

[Steve781]

I don't know why U.K has a better relationship with china than the U.S. UK is a ally nation with the U.S but they don't listening to America. Does UK concentrate on economic interest more than any other issue. Does UK care about Scotland issue ? Now. what are the status of relatetionships between U.K , China and the U.S.

Unlike the US we don't really consider China much of a threat because it's too far away. But the idea that we have a stronger relationship with China then we do the US is laughable.

 

[Kamil_baku]

I dont really understand it too. They also were the first one joined to CHinese funded Bank, to replace IMF or WOrld Bank. UK has its banks in CHine and its the main route that make UK to earn money. to be honest, i believe Uk do prefer the economic relations for now..

 

[Hyperion]

UK is an opportunist, they can literally smell opportunity and will go where the money is............ US of A, on the other hand.........

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

I don't know why U.K has a better relationship with china than the U.S. UK is a ally nation with the U.S but they don't listening to America. Does UK concentrate on economic interest more than any other issue. Does UK care about Scotland issue ? Now. what are the status of relatetionships between U.K , China and the U.S.

I don't understand why....some people have two USA flags yet every post they make is about China...makes people wonder.

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apiSubmarine

Stateless eh?
Do Vietnam have these Ship ?

 

[Huan]

I don't understand why....some people have two USA flags yet every post they make is about China...makes people wonder.

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apiSubmarine

Stateless eh?
Do Vietnam have these Ship ?

China is interesting, they are our main competitor right now.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

China is interesting, they are our main competitor right now.

Hey there's one thing to be interested....there's another just to be 100% obsessed.

He said he was "stateless" so at least he can pick different flags...like maybe China's.

 

[DoTell]

I don't understand why....some people have two USA flags yet every post they make is about China...makes people wonder.

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apiSubmarine

Stateless eh?
Do Vietnam have these Ship ?

When a thread that is clearly about U.K. is seen as one about China you know which country you are really obsessed with

 

[KAL-EL]

I don't know why U.K has a better relationship with china than the U.S. UK is a ally nation with the U.S but they don't listening to America. Does UK concentrate on economic interest more than any other issue. Does UK care about Scotland issue ? Now. what are the status of relatetionships between U.K , China and the U.S.

That may or may not be true. What I do know for certain though, it that just throwing that statement out there doesn't automatically make it factual.

 

[Huan]

That may or may not be true. What I do know for certain though, it that just throwing that statement out there doesn't automatically make it factual.

I think it is at least 50/50 whether the UK will throw China under the bus if the USA suddenly asks her to.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

The level of cooperation between US and UK can be seen with Intelligence cooperation as a parameter.

UK is member among the five eyes Intelligence alliance.

Five Eyes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Such level of cooperation between China and UK is nowhere close in the future given:

UK: Chinese espionage a "voracious" problem involving "a mass of ordinary students and businessmen" - WikiLeaks

 

[Cossack25A1]

The most simplest answer to the OP's question is "pragmatism".

 

[Speeder 2]

I don't know why U.K has a better relationship with china than the U.S. UK is a ally nation with the U.S but they don't listening to America. Does UK concentrate on economic interest more than any other issue. Does UK care about Scotland issue ? Now. what are the status of relatetionships between U.K , China and the U.S.

1. because china is the rising power while the US is the statue-quo power. this is the classic battle btw #1 and #2 on how much power one has to give, take and share to/from/with the other . hence rocky relationship btw the two, whereas the UK is out of the "game", hence has neither pressure nor power required to really join the fight, but only interests.

2. if there is 1 country in the western world that looks down on the US from the bottom of the heart, that is the UK, because much of the UK elites know the yanks from inside out and despise their "new-rich" banality. Actually some of the UK elites still secretly believe that the British Empire never died and hate the Panamericana with a passion for its challenge . So why the UK has to bow to the US particularly when most of its political and economical elites are convinced, like it or not, that China will be the next thing and the UK's national interests would be better served when dealing closely with China instead of the US?

 

[apiSubmarine]

But I believe china do care about Scotland independence.

 

[jhungary]

Actually, no.

UK - Chinese relation was build solely around Economic Relation, but if we only consider economic cooperation, then we can say US have a better relationship to China than the UK.

Political and Diplomatic relation between the UK and China are normal, they are virtually the same between US-China or Canada-China or even Australia-China relationship.

Don't forget, China banned David Cameron from visiting Beijing in 2013 for meeting with Dalai Lama.

And the Brits have not taken the side on China regarding SCS or Senkaku issue, the Chinese did not back UK claim in Falklands, in fact, if I remember correctly, China was and still is on the side of Argentina.

But if your only measuring scale is AIIB, then...