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I doubt it... it is more likely that the UK gave NZ a sweet deal to butter NZ up so that they will sweet talk the other nations into allowing the UK to join the CPTPP which approx $13.5 trillion USD GPD about 13% of world GDP. The UK are setting up it's chess pieces and playing the long game.
It also would not surprise me if Boris said we will give you a sweet trade deal if you also buy into the Type 26 Frigate program...
But the main reason will be for the CPTPP, the UK now has Aussie, Japan and NZ, a few of the big guns in the block. Every nation has to agree to allow a new state to join and any member can veto or stop a state from joining. But if you have these three countries saying, the UK will help and not break it's promises (looking at you China) the rest of the block will probably follow.
If the UK is in the block, there is less likely a chance that China will be accepted even though at this stage it is pretty low chance already.
The interesting one on this with China is, Taiwan have also applied to join, and it Taiwan gets in and China doesn't shit will hit the fan.
It also would not surprise me if Boris said we will give you a sweet trade deal if you also buy into the Type 26 Frigate program...
But the main reason will be for the CPTPP, the UK now has Aussie, Japan and NZ, a few of the big guns in the block. Every nation has to agree to allow a new state to join and any member can veto or stop a state from joining. But if you have these three countries saying, the UK will help and not break it's promises (looking at you China) the rest of the block will probably follow.
If the UK is in the block, there is less likely a chance that China will be accepted even though at this stage it is pretty low chance already.
The interesting one on this with China is, Taiwan have also applied to join, and it Taiwan gets in and China doesn't shit will hit the fan.
