Along with 22 other MPs, I have written to our colleague @trussliz ( @tradegovuk) suggesting some positive additions to the #TradeBill, including an annual statement to @UKParliament on trade dependency.

We need free trade, but we also need fair trade.

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In a piece for @timesredbox today, I argue for a reset in our relationship with China.

We need free trade, but fair trade.

"Our leaders must wake up: dependence on China is dangerous."

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/our-leaders-must-wake-up-dependence-on-china-is-dangerous-s6vrsmq3j

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Our leaders must wake up: dependence on China is dangerous

Twenty years ago, Western countries believed that a modernising China would become “like us”. We hoped that by trading and engaging with China, it would move to a more liberal and democratic state

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/our-leaders-must-wake-up-dependence-on-china-is-dangerous-s6vrsmq3j
The Henry Jackson Society ( @HJS_Org) has today published a report highlighting the depths of our current trade dependency on China.

We need to balance strategic trade risk.

Free trade, but fair trade.

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https://twitter.com/hjs_org/status/1260851019136802818
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