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I am convinced that China needs to be a strong trading partner with the United States long term.

Although China and United States are competitors, China and the United States are indeed partners in trade.

If the Chinese can't buy U.S. products, they'll buy them from European countries and then develop stronger economic ties with France and Germany and perhaps side more with those countries when international issues flare up.

Our message to China is very clear: we want the U.K. to be China's best partner in the West.

We treat China as a normal trading and economic partner.

For us, from Korea's perspective, China is the number one investment destination as well as number one trading partner.

China can be our partner, but that doesn't mean that they can just roll all over us and steal our jobs on an unfair basis.

As President Obama clearly said just a few months ago, China must play by the international rules, the international trading system from which they've benefited so much.

A key U.S. initiative in this trade war must be to develop reliable trading partners in the world.

When you discuss your steel industry with China you are credible because you are part of the E.U., not because you are just U.K. You will be completely killed otherwise. You will never be in the situation to negotiate face to face with the Chinese because your domestic market is not relevant for the Chinese in comparison with their domestic market.