Brexit Throws Off Xi and Cameron's Political Bromance
- Beijing loses ‘best partner in West’ as U.K. goes it alone
- Populist backlash threatens trade system behind China success
Brexit: The Modern Era's Biggest Foreign Policy Mistake?
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Just eight months ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping was snapping selfies with soccer stars in Manchester, dining at Buckingham Palace and drinking beer in an English pub.
Queen Elizabeth hailed Xi’s U.K. visit as a “defining moment.” Xi and Prime Minister David Cameron heralded in a "golden era" of relations, establishing the U.K. as China’s “best partner in the West.” Xi quoted Shakespeare and stressing Britain’s “positive role” in deepening China’s ties with the European Union.