Economics
How Britain’s Top Diplomat Went to Asia and Annoyed the Chinese
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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Sydney, Australia, on July 27.
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Boris Johnson spent a week visiting Japan, New Zealand and Australia in the pursuit of post-Brexit trade deals. Instead the gaffe-prone diplomat ended up riling a far bigger economy: China.
Known back home just as ‘Boris,’ Johnson is a popular figure often tipped as a future prime minister while he serves as foreign minister. He played a key role in changing the tide of public opinion in favor of the U.K. leaving the European Union.