About this episode
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson signs the Brexit trade agreement after MPs overwhelmingly approved the deal. The UK is set to leave the EU at 11pm tonight. Soaring Covid cases and deaths across the UK force a further 20 million people into tighter restrictions. And in China, equities end 2020 on a high on the back of expanded December factory activity but overall growth slows on higher costs. After seven years of trade talks, Brussels and Beijing strike an investment deal which will see European companies receive better access to Chinese markets. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .