Sunak and Biden announce ‘Atlantic Declaration’ to strengthen US-UK economic ties

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THE US AND British leaders have announced a new economic partnership that will boost industry ties on defense and renewable energy, in the face of growing competition from China. On a White House visit, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak adopted an “Atlantic Declaration” with President Joe Biden, who has dashed UK hopes for a wider free trade agreement between post-Brexit Britain and the world’s largest economy. “We face new challenges to international stability – from authoritarian states such as Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC); disruptive technologies; non-state actors; and transnational challenges like climate change,” the declaration says. Rishi...