Why did Britain leave the European Union? What is the impact of Britain's withdrawal from the EU on countries around the world?

The time for Britain to withdraw from the EU referendum is getting closer and closer, and the countdown clock has rung. The referendum will be held from June 23rd 14 pm to May 24th, Beijing time. It is expected that the results of the referendum will be announced around 14 on the 24th.

Britain's "Brexit" in previous lives: In fact, Britain has existed since the beginning of European integration. As early as 1946, Churchill, then British Prime Minister, put forward the concept of "United States of Europe" and signed the Brussels Treaty with France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg in 1948. However, when the process of European integration started in essence, Britain did not appear. Britain has not joined the European coal and steel isomorphism of 195 1, the European economic isomorphism of 1957 (the predecessor of the European Union) and the European atomic energy isomorphism of 1957. At that time, the British government believed that the intimate relationship with the European continent was contrary to the economic and political goals of the Commonwealth itself.

The topic of this referendum is whether Britain will leave the European Union. The camp of "Britain leaves the EU" argues that the European economy that the EU and Britain joined in 1973 is not the same thing, and its fields have covered such fields as culture and justice, and it is no longer the original economy.

On the other hand, the "Stay in Europe" camp claims that Britain, as a key member of the European Union, can gain economic benefits, security and global influence. These are two views on the June 23rd referendum.

The influence of Britain's withdrawal from the EU;

If most people vote to leave the EU, British and EU officials will renegotiate key issues such as trade agreements, immigration and financial transactions.

According to the statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics, Britain exported 44% of its goods and services to the EU last year, accounting for 12% of its GDP.

The trend of the pound reflects investors' choice of Britain's withdrawal from the EU referendum. Earlier this year, the pound fell below 1.39 against the US dollar, a seven-year low, due to the expectation that the relationship between Britain and the EU might break down.

After a series of surveys showed that the British public might prefer to stay in the EU, the pound rebounded above 1.47 against the US dollar. But as mentioned above, the two sides are now evenly matched.

Britain's withdrawal from the EU will also upset the internal balance of the EU. Britain's withdrawal will only strengthen the influence of France and Germany, the two remaining great powers in Europe. Within the EU, this may mean that the German-led defense integration action is accelerating, and Britain is often skeptical about this action. Germany's de facto leadership in Europe will expand. This in itself is no longer a big problem for Britain, but it may aggravate the contradictions within the euro zone. Berlin and Paris will have more say in diplomacy, because they will expand their influence on this group of 500 million people.

In the medium and long term, this may even push EU policy to Moscow. NATO is undoubtedly the premier military bloc in Europe, but EU sanctions have always been the most important tool used by Europe to deal with Russia. France and Germany have closer economic ties with Russia than Britain. French senators overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution last week, depending on the sanctions imposed on Russia, and Germany also expressed dissatisfaction with the sanctions. Poland and Baltic countries will benefit from NATO's important new deployment in the east, but the lack of British voice will worry those countries bordering Russia.

Supporters say that Britain's withdrawal from the EU is an opportunity for Britain to get rid of old Europe and embrace new forces in the world. The risk is that Britain's strength has been weakened and its attention has been distracted after Britain's exit from the EU. The risk it faces in Europe is no less than the risk it faces in the EU.