Brexit drama 2.0
FT News Briefing
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🗓️ 15 November 2021
⏱️ 11 minutes
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https://www.ft.com/content/42928696-226a-4d50-9a49-4ee16f8b107f
Beijing has accused the EU of risking damage to world supply chains by throwing up regulatory and trade hurdles to foreign businesses, and the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow led to an agreement among 197 countries on new rules for limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Plus, the FT’s EU correspondent, Andy Bounds, explains Article 16 and why the Brexit deal could unravel over Northern Ireland.
China accuses the EU of threatening global trade
https://www.ft.com/content/9c9dbc9e-1d33-4e41-9c79-b0df51cd678e
COP26 agrees new climate rules but India and China weaken coal pledge - with Emiliya Mychasuk
https://www.ft.com/content/c891d4af-f80b-48f0-8b6f-a8763655c936
Northern Ireland Brexit deadlock: what is Article 16 and what happens if it is triggered? - with Andy Bounds
https://www.ft.com/content/b09a58c0-27fb-4453-a6a0-1f2cd74b9ea2
Premier League closes in on record sale of US TV rights
https://www.ft.com/content/1cb410ac-983d-43da-bd1e-e4faa808d157
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Monday, November 15th. |
| 0:03.9 | And this is your FT News briefing. |
| 0:08.6 | China has lashed out at the European Union, |
| 0:11.5 | COP26 has wrapped up, and the Brexit drama continues. |
| 0:16.3 | Unfortunately, the deal that Prime Minister of the UK Boris Johnson signed, |
| 0:20.6 | he now says isn't a very good one, so he'd like to have it reopened. |
| 0:25.2 | Our EU correspondent Andy Bounds unpacks the key sticking point. |
| 0:30.0 | Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:39.9 | China is unhappy with the European Union at the moment, |
| 0:42.9 | and an interview with the FT Beijing's ambassador to the block, |
| 0:46.1 | Zhang Ning, said the EU has thrown up regulatory and trade hurdles to foreign businesses |
| 0:51.1 | that could damage global supply chains. |
| 0:53.4 | The EU has been changing its trade practices to bolster its economic self-reliance, |
| 0:59.0 | and to respond to China's trade practices. |
| 1:02.4 | The Chinese ambassador also criticized a deal between the EU and the US to limit steel and |
| 1:07.9 | aluminum imports from carbon-intensive producers like China. |
| 1:12.5 | He said the deal would worsen inflationary pressures. |
| 1:15.6 | Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet US President Joe Biden today for a virtual |
| 1:21.1 | summit aimed at salvaging the relationship between the two countries. |
| 1:28.8 | After two weeks of street protests and speeches from powerful leaders, |
| 1:34.8 | the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow has wrapped up. |
| 1:38.4 | The big achievement is an agreement among nearly 200 countries on new rules for |
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