The UK will "bear the consequences" if it continues to go "down the wrong road" on Hong Kong, China has warned. On Monday, the UK suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong over a new security law for the ex-colony, which gives Beijing more power.more
The UK's relationship with China, the world's second largest economy and most populous country, has worsened. The countries have fallen out over issues including Hong Kong, tech giant Huawei and alleged human rights abuses against China's Uighur ethnic group.more
China will take necessary measures in response to Britain’s “discriminatory” ban on Huawei, which has severely damaged China’s investment confidence in the country, China’s Commerce Ministry said on Thursday.more
Technological security is now one of the dimensions of national security, so Europe cannot afford dependence on unreliable suppliers controlled by authoritarian governments - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki writes today in 'Daily Telegraph'.more
French media, which today comment on the decision of the British government to eliminate the equipment of the Chinese group Huawei from the 5G network due to national security, assess that London has succumbed to Washington's pressure, which will damage its relations with Beijing.more
Huawei is to be stripped out of Britain’s 5G phone networks by 2027, a date that puts Boris Johnson on collision course with a group of Conservative rebels who want the Chinese company eliminated quicker and more comprehensively.more
Chinese ambassador in the United Kingdom accused London of serious interference and making irresponsible remarks about Beijing's implementation of the Hong Kong Security Act, which could harm future Chinese investments.
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The Chinese embassy in Ottawa yesterday accused Canada of interfering in internal affairs of the PRC after criticisms of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the implementation of the Hong Kong Law on State Security. The Canadian Prime Minister said that it significantly limits freedom.more
The Chinese embassy in London condemned the British government's announcement regarding the possibility of settling in this country around 2.9 million Hong Kong's. China reserves the right to retaliate, the embassy said.more
Boris Johnson has said the UK will open a pathway to British citizenship for around three million Hong Kong British National (Overseas) passport holders as a result of China's new security law.more
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab urged China to "step back from the brink" after reports it passed a controversial national security law in Hong Kong.more
Misinformation on the coronavirus spread by Russian and Chinese authorities and calculated on the devastation of democracy is gaining more social coverage in Europe than the prestigious press, according to a report from the Oxford Internet Institute published yesterdaymore
In the city of Yulin in the south of China, the dog meat festival began yesterday, despite a coronavirus pandemic and Chinese authorities announcing that dogs will be considered pets, not part of the inventory, animal rights activists say.more
Following their subsequent return to Wuhan the pair decided to show their gratitude to the Spallanzani by making the $40,000 donation to contribute to research into covid-19.more
The United Kingdom said on Thursday that China, Russia and Iran were looking to exploit weaknesses shown by the coronavirus outbreak, amid suggestions Beijing had used the crisis to push through new security legislation for Hong Kong.more
The new outbreak of coronavirus in the Chinese capital prompted authorities to raise their official emergency response back to Level II on Tuesday night, as they race to stem what one called an "extremely severe" situation. The adjustment to Beijing's response level came just 10 days after it was downgraded to Level III.more
Beijing authorities have described the city’s coronavirus outbreak as “extremely severe” as dozens more cases emerged, sports and entertainment sites were closed and travel was curtailed.more
According "South China Morning Post", China’s heavily regulated social media platforms have been removing and banning references to the Covid-19 pandemic. Censorship trackers say impeding the flow of information may have hampered the global response.more
With a strong industrial base and cheap labor, Central and Eastern Europe can greatly benefit from moving factories to the Old Continent, "Le Monde," says the journal, reminding the Warsaw-Paris conflict over labor costs.more
The United Kingdom will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law which conflicts with Beijing’s international obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday.more
Britain will not look away from its responsibilities to Hong Kong, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday, repeating London’s offer of extended visa rights in response to China’s push to impose a new law in the former British colony.more
China faced growing international pressure Friday over its move to impose a security law on Hong Kong that critics say will destroy the city’s autonomy, with the United States and Britain placing the issue before the UN Security Council.more