On the 24th local time, British Prime Minister Johnson held a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Downing Street to announce that the UK has completed Brexit and will achieve full political and economic independence from January 1, 2021.
Johnson said the agreement will honor the promises made to the British public during the 2016 referendum and the general election last year.
Britain took back control of money, borders, laws, trade and fishing waters.
At the same time, this agreement also guarantees that the UK is not subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.
Johnson said that the agreement is the largest bilateral trade agreement signed by both parties, covering a trade worth 668 billion pounds in 2019.
This agreement is a good agreement for the entire EU and will promote job opportunities and prosperity.
The negotiations on the future relations between the UK and Europe, which centered on the trade agreement, were launched in early March of this year. They were conducted in video and face-to-face interviews.
During the period, the United Kingdom has repeatedly stated that if an agreement cannot be reached before the end of the year, it will "no-deal Brexit"; the European Union has specifically issued a backup plan to deal with the possibility of a no-deal Brexit at the end of the year.
Fishery issues, a level playing field and contract performance management are the three major difficulties in trade negotiations.
The United Kingdom has set a time limit for reaching an agreement on many occasions, but due to the fact that Britain and Europe have always had major differences in the above three areas, the time for reaching an agreement has been repeatedly delayed.
The fishery issue is the last difficulty that both sides overcome, involving many issues such as fishing quotas and access to waters.
The negotiators from both sides worked hard throughout the night to finalize the final details.
In the final stage of the negotiations, British Prime Minister Johnson and European Commission President Von der Lein "close contact" and communicated many times.
On the afternoon of the 24th, Von der Lein held a press conference in Brussels to announce that Europe and Britain had reached an agreement.
After Britain officially "Brexit" on January 31 this year, it will enter an 11-month transition period, which will end on December 31 this year.
It is reported that the agreement still needs the approval of the British and European Parliaments.
(Main station reporter Kang Xindong)