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Tuesday 20 October 2015 9:11 pmB stanley in uk ritain eyes the east as the economic way forwardBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedIn polene borse Share on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleThe British are a pragmatic nation, if attitudes t stanley thermobecher o China are anything to go by. We Brits believe that China is the great emerging economic superpower, and despite recent wobbles ndash; a slowdown and a stock market crash ndash; thatrsquo not going to change. We see China as overtaking the European Union as our main trading partner within the next two decades.While Americans struggle with anxieties about challenges to its superpower status, most British people have long ago said goodbye to notions of empire and are content to see Britain behave as a trading nation with economic partnerships across all continents. Of those who have an opinion, people even tend to believe 37 per cent to 26 per cent that fast economic growth in China will help western economies rather than replace them over the next 20 years. On specific controversies however, people can become more easily outraged. The announcement that Tata steel is cutting jobs will resonate with peoplersquo deeply held concern about the decline of our manufacturing industries. People are also much more negative when asked about direct Chinese investment in British infrastructure, such as railways and nuclear power, and an unarguable 71 per cent think that Chinarsquo human Yigi UK economy contracted by 0.3 per cent at end of 2012

Thursday 20 August 2009 8:00 pm|Updated:Saturday 01 June 2019 4:02 amRio profits plunge but optimism holdsBy: admindrupalShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleRIO TIN stanley kubek TO, the worldrsquo second-largest miner, yesterday blamed the collapse in metal prices for plummeting pre-tax profits, but was cautiously confident about the future.London and Sydney-listed Rio reported first-half pre-tax profit was 56 per cent lower than the same period in 2008, at $4.3bn pound;2.6bn .But the miner said that it had eased its debt woes with recent asset sales ndash; including the disposal earlier this week of its aluminium busine stanley cup uk ss, Alcan, for over $2bn ndash; and a $15.2bn rights issue.Its debt pile stood at $39.9bn on 30 June, but has since been reduced by $14.8bn through the proceeds of the fundraising.Rio Tinto is now a stronger, fitter business and we can now look to the future with a higher level of confidence, chief executive Tom Albanese said. However, he was cautious about a recent ra stanley austria lly in metals prices. If current markets are any indication, I expect to see more stable and possibly stronger trading conditions in the second half, he added, echoing the outlook given last week by rival BHP Billiton.Riorsquo bottom line was hit by a $195m break fee paid to Chinalco for spurning the Chinese state-owned grouprsquo planned $19.5bn tie-up in J