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Significance
He is expected to announce a deal in which Chinese energy companies will take a one-third stake in the United Kingdom's planned 25-billion-pound (38.6-billion-dollar) Hinkley C nuclear power plant.
Impacts
Beijing would see Scottish independence as weakness but not be worried by it; the impact of 'Brexit' would be more serious.
The United Kingdom's imperialist history is well-known in China and can be exploited, but is not a serious liability.
Hong Kong democracy activists will press for UK support, citing London's commitment to 'monitor' Hong Kong; London will be circumspect.
Keywords:
China,
United Kingdom,
AP,
EUR,
United States,
CHINA/UK,
economy,
international relations,
foreign investment,
foreign policy,
summit
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2015
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