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Western politicians wanting some attention have developed a penchant for popping up in Taiwan and throwing their weight behind its pro-independence authorities so they can buff up their image as principled politicians.
The rising cost of energy has been highlighted as a major contributory factor after newly-published figures from the Office for National Statistics, or ONS, showed that a record number of companies went out of business in England and Wales in the three months to the end of June.
By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-07-02 09:41 Share CLOSE A person looks at the adverts in the window of a job agency in London, Britain Oct 13, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] Business leaders in the United Kingdom are warning of a threat to jobs and economic growth after the government began to taper off its job support program on Thursday. More than 1.5 million workers are still on furlough, say estimates from the Office for National Statistics, while many businesses remain closed or are operating at limited ...