www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
Business / View

Referendum for sustained growth

By Roddy Gow (China Daily) Updated: 2014-10-13 14:22

Referendum for sustained growth

ZHANG CHENGLIANG/CHINA DAILY

Scotland is changed utterly-that much is clear.

The historic referendum on Sept 18 was an extraordinary exercise in democracy. Turnout was massive and the idea of immediate independence was rejected.

More powers were promised to the Scottish Parliament by the three main party leaders at Westminster in the closing stages of the campaigning, and First Minister Alex Salmond described Scotland as now the most politically engaged country in the Western world.

The question of how all this will affect Scotland's relations with China is perhaps less dramatic and clear-cut.

Those who voted "Yes" will insist that an opportunity has been wasted, that independence would have been a boon for Scots doing business overseas, whether in Asia or elsewhere.

On the other hand the "No" camp may claim that Scotland now has the best of both worlds-a distinctive Scottish brand to present to the world, while at the same time retaining the option to draw on the UK's international standing and its well-established trade and investment networks.

So will the independence referendum result help or hinder the prospects for Scottish business with China?

It would be nice to think that the answer to that question is as black and white as Tian Tian and Yang Guang, the giant pandas now holding court at Edinburgh Zoo.

But of course that is not the case. Union brings benefits, certainly. Whether the loss of those would have been offset by gains from independence will never be known.

What we can say for sure is this: the referendum result has given us clarity. We now know where Scotland is.

The issue of independence has probably been settled for a generation. Now that the vote is over Scotland will embrace the arrangement it has and turn to addressing aspects of the Scottish economy-and its ties to China-that needed to be tackled, regardless of the result.

Another important thing: Scotland's global standing, always high, can only have risen as a result of the referendum.

It is almost unheard of for a debate about potential secession to be conducted peacefully and without threats. Scotland has shown the world that it has a well-established democratic process and that it is a society that abides by that process.

We have a result that both sides have accepted without serious dispute. It is time to move forward together.

So what can Scotland in 2014 offer China? And how can it further improve the mutually beneficial ties?

Previous Page 1 2 3 Next Page

Hot Topics

Editor's Picks
...
...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产一级做a爰片久久毛片 国产一级做a爰片久久毛片99 | 中文一级国产特级毛片视频 | 色综合久久久高清综合久久久 | 国产情侣无套精品视频 | 在线观看精品国产 | 国产亚洲精品高清在线 | 精品亚洲成a人片在线观看 精品亚洲成a人在线播放 | 手机国产日韩高清免费看片 | 五月色婷婷综合开心网4438 | 欧洲老妇bbbbbxxxxx | 91精品国产高清91久久久久久 | 国产波多野结衣中文在线播放 | 国产成人狂喷潮在线观看2345 | 美国毛片在线观看 | 在线视频 亚洲 | 亚洲国产成人在线观看 | 日韩一区二区三区视频 | 亚洲精品久久久中文字 | cao在线观看 | 亚洲国产天堂久久精品网 | 中文字幕一区二区视频 | 黄页网址免费观看18网站 | 老师张开腿让我捅 | 国产一级精品高清一级毛片 | 亚洲成av人在线视 | 韩国日本一级片 | 国产成人精品无缓存在线播放 | 男女性高爱潮免费网站 | 伊大人香蕉久久网欧美 | 国产伦精品一区三区视频 | 国产成人亚洲综合欧美一部 | 欧美成人免费观看bbb | 免费一级α片在线观看 | 男女无遮掩做爰免费视频软件 | 99精品视频一区在线视频免费观看 | 欧美一区二区三区不卡 | 韩国一级毛片在线观看 | 欧美性极品hd高清视频 | 成人网18免费软件大全 | 国产亚洲欧美日韩国产片 | 一区中文字幕 |