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What New Zealand can teach the UK about Brexit

Geographically, Britain and New Zealand couldn鈥檛 be further apart. But the Commonwealth country鈥檚 experience fifty years ago when the UK decided to join the European Economic Community could provide a useful Brexit roadmap. At the time, the UK accounted for around a third of New Zealand鈥檚 exports. Britain joining what would become the EU meant extra trade barriers and uncertainty. Businesses were unprepared and policymakers warned of chaos. Sound familiar? The 成人论坛's Szu Ping Chan visited one farmer in New Zealand who took her on a journey down memory lane.

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