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1、Thedepartmentforinternationaltrade(DIT)iscertainlybusy.OnJanuary13thAnne-MarieTrevelyan,theinternational-trademinister;launchednewtalkswithIndia.Justoveramonthlater;onFebruary18thzsheannouncedprogresstowardshergoalofjoiningtheComprehensiveandProgressiveTrans-PacificPartnership(CPTPP),atradedealwith1
2、1countriesaroundthePacificRim.Acruelobservermightdismissallthisasashallowdemonstrationofthecountryspost-Brexitfreedoms.Akinderonemightnotethat,althoughitisnotyetperfectlyformed,Britain/stradepolicyisatlastmaturingintoamoreworkableform.PartoftheevolutionhappenedinevitablyasBritainmovedthroughtheproce
3、ssofBrexit.ThefirsttaskthatDITfacedwastorolloverthefree-tradeagreementsthatBritainhadsignedup.Outof39,ithasnowmanagedanimpressive33.Butsomeoftheseweredoneonlybyagreeingtotemporaryprovisionsanddelayingafullrenegotiation.Now,negotiatorsareworkingoutwheretheyneedtotidyup,whichingeneralmeansreviewingthe
4、biggestandoldestFTAs.Broaderprogresshashappenedsimplythroughpractice.Thegovernmentwasforcedtostartrebuildingitstradecapacityprettymuchfromscratch.OnepersonwhofollowsdiscussionsattheWorldTradeOrganisationcloselysaysthat,althoughBritishrepresentativesinGenevawereactiverightfromthebeginning,itwasmainly
5、toshowthattheywerenolongerjustpartoftheEUdelegation.Nowzitseemsztheirinterventionsaremoresubstantive.Cannynegotiatorstendtogatheranddeployinformationtotheiradvantage一asdotheirbusinessstakeholdersastheyseektoinfluencethedirectionoftradetalks.Butmuchtothefrustrationofthesecondgroup,aterrorofleakshasre
6、strainedDrrsinformationsharing.InJuly2020thedepartmentsetupTradeAdvisoryGroups,asamoreformalwayofliaisingwiththeoutsideworld.Lobbyistsstillcomplainthatofficialsoftenusemeetingsonlytogiveupdatesonwhattheyhavealreadyagreed,ratherthantofindoutwhattheyshouldbeaskingfor.Still,itseemsthatengagementhasimpr
7、oved.AreportbytheNationalAuditOffice,apublicwatchdog,notestheconcernsofbusinessassociations,civilsocietyandconsumergroupsoveralackofclarityinthealignmentoftradepolicywiththegovernmentsotherobjectives.MichaelGasiorekoftheUKTradePolicyObservatory,athink-tankatSussexUniversity,hopesthatinfuturetherewil
8、lbemoreemphasisonmeaningfultradeliberalisation.TradepolicyhasmovedbeyondasimplerejectionoftheEU,whichremainsbyfarBritain*sbiggesttradepartner.Yetthereisstillsomewaytogo.Ql:AccordingtotheIstparagraph,Anne-MarieTrevelyan,sactionshasA. GrantedBritainsomefreedomB. stabilizedBritain1stradingbusinessC. Ar
9、ousedconflictinginterpretationsD. DemonstratedBritainszambitionQ2:Accordingtothe2ndand3rdparagraphs,DrrsmovesiscausedpartlybyA. TheimminentBrexitB. ThetroublesomenegotiatorsC. BritishGovernmentsinterventionsD. Thetemporarinessoftrade-provisionsQ3:UKstrade-relatedinterestgroupsareupsetbyA. Informatio
10、nleakageB. BleakbusinessprospectC. UncompletedagreementsD. InformationopacityQ4:ItissuggestedinthelastparagraphthatA. UKshouldenhanceopennessintradepolicy-makingB. UkshouldstrivetouniteothertradepartnersC. Britishgovernmentshouldremoveinterestgroup,sdoubtsD. UK,stradingpolicyshouldalignwithEUsinterestQ5:Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A. Negotiator1spredicamentintrade:nowayoutB. Tradeinpost-Brexit:slowlymaturingC. Tradeinpost-Brexit:abattleagainstEUD. 1.obbyists,concernwithtrade:Ieberalisationfirst