William Lee Adams
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Hi there.
Hi.
So the British Prime Minister isn't just in China to talk diplomacy.
Business is on the agenda.
What's being discussed?
Has anything concrete been agreed or is it too early?
Several Western leaders have been in Beijing recently.
Are these visits connected to their more fractious relationship with the U.S.
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Surinjana, thanks for joining us on Marketplace.
Thanks a lot.
And we're just seeing on the news wires that they've now agreed on visa-free travel for Britons to China for 30 days.
All right, let's do the numbers.
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