occasion taken actions which are quasi legal in terms of support to russia as a country on a variety of occasions. isaac number of think tanks, such as the 822 foundation, have come out in opposition as to what they think will affect south african trading relations with its most dominant trading partners in the west. it has quite a bit of domestic impacts and leaves the country divided. it’s domestic impacts and leaves the country divided. country divided. it s up by the balancing country divided. it s up by the balancing act. country divided. it s up by the balancing act, isn t country divided. it s up by the balancing act, isn t it? - country divided. it s up by the balancing act, isn t it? for. country divided. it s up by the balancing act, isn t it? for a l balancing act, isn t it? for a country like south africa which has trading partners in the west. we are art of trading partners in the west. we are part of itrexit- trading partners in the west. we are part of brexit.
we know post covid 19 situation, is there anything else that makes the uk difference to those other countries? uk difference to those other countries? , , , ., countries? it s partly the elephant in the room. countries? it s partly the elephant in the room, that countries? it s partly the elephant in the room, that nobody - countries? it s partly the elephant in the room, that nobody seems l countries? it s partly the elephant| in the room, that nobody seems to want in the room, that nobody seems to want to in the room, that nobody seems to want to talk in the room, that nobody seems to want to talk about, and that is a brexit. want to talk about, and that is a brexit, because clearly it is presented in the uk with a major economic presented in the uk with a major economic headwinds, just in the last couple economic headwinds, just in the last couple of economic headwinds, just in the last couple of days a former senior member couple of days a former senior member of t
rishi sunak are fascinating because if you think back to liz truss brief them and downing street, she wanted to designate china threat, borisjohnson wanted to designate china threat, boris johnson called wanted to designate china threat, borisjohnson called it a systemic challenge and that is essentially the language we have come back to. it feels everyone is focused on the big questions about the economy, growth, about trading relations, a you ve heard from mr rishi sunak, he told reporters on the travelling press back you cannot ignore china, it is there, and if you want to look at climate change, they bounce back of the economy from covid, inflation as well, you can do that without china. he same we ve got the national security act and many other things to ensure china isn t sort of getting into a difficult place for critical infrastructure, but is definitely a suffering from the list truss aid and potentially even a softening from the borisjohnson era as well, so that is something
week take their seats on thursday this week and take their seats on thursday this week and i take their seats on thursday this week and i can guarantee that is not going week and i can guarantee that is not going to week and i can guarantee that is not going to happen, because we could be oin going to happen, because we could be going into going to happen, because we could be going into weeks or perhaps months of negotiations over issues of the protocol, of negotiations over issues of the protocol, other issues of unresolved issues protocol, other issues of unresolved issues regarding the irish language, the legacy, the troubles all drawn into this the legacy, the troubles all drawn into this and it is complex, it is not something either the british or irish government on their own context. irish government on their own context, the eu as a player and the protocol, context, the eu as a player and the protocol, like the whole withdrawal agreement on the trading rela
eric: china said it is not considering sanctions against russia. it will continue it would occult normal trading cooperation with moscow for now. the united nations general assembly passed a nonbinding resolution this week. demanding an end to russia s military offensive in ukraine. one her 41 countries voted in favor, five were again sprayed china it was among 35 countries that abstained. that was seen as a win for the west. but will beijing really stop backing putin? tim and your fellow author of the coming collapse of china and the great check war joins us now. with president xi continue to protect putin? he certainly will. it is not just normal trading relations that china has with the russia right now. these are enhanced by these $117.5 billion for gas deals.