The Guardian view on UK-China relations: a dilemma made sharper by Brexit | Editorial

The Eurosceptic model of a globalised Britain detached from its local continent has aged very badly in the era of Trump’s trade warsEven when the transatlantic alliance was more functional than it is now, there was not a united view of China. There has always been common wariness of Beijing as a commercial rival and potential security threat. But for hawks in Washington the idea of an alternative superpower closing in on economic and technological parity feels existential. More dovish Euro