the internationaltrade secretary cannot begin negotiating new trade deals while the uk remains, for thet, a member of the eu. but, of course, brexit is the eu. but, of course, brexit is theissue the eu. but, of course, brexit is the issue that looms large over almost every piece of uk business at the moment. and we can be pretty sure liam fox will be trying at least to lay the foundations for a deal. what kind of things will they focus on? well, one area in particular the uk would like china to give a little bit more room on is access to the uk's service industries, things like banking, things like insurance, those kinds of things which traditionally have been very hard for european companies to gain access on. and i think we can expect talks when liam fox is here with his counterpart, the commerce minister in china, pushing to open the ground in that area in particular, possibly with a view ina area in particular, possibly with a view in a few years' time to begin forming the basis for some sort of trade deal. what about china, john sudworth? is it pro brexit? well, china has played it