I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think China represents huge opportunities for Europe.
England as a culture has endured so much more than America has as a culture, so it's given them a different perspective.
Britain is a European power. We cannot change our geography. Our involvement in the politics of European cooperation is one of necessity. Our wealth and our security depend upon it.
There tends to be a jealousy in England towards countries that are successful.
I hate this argument that says little Britain or something outside, or Britain is part of a wider Europe. We can both be within our trading relationships within Europe but we can also be a fantastic global trader.
Britain is one of the world's most open economies. More dependent on trade than any other major country. Our success depends on our competitiveness and our competitiveness depends on raising our productivity, as our competitors are raising theirs.
China has a bigger middle class than the entire population of Europe.
Britain is relatively compact and much closer to the borders of the U.S.S.R. than anywhere in North America.
For the European Union, Russia is as important politically and economically as China is to the U.S.
I remember being in China and realising how irrelevant not even Britain is, but also Europe. We're just another remote country that hardly impinges on some places at all.