Britain’s government suspended its extradition arrangements with Hong Kong on Monday, after China imposed a tough new national security law.
As tensions grow with Beijing, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he had concerns about the new law and about alleged human rights abuses in China in particularly in regard to the treatment of the Uighur minority. An arms embargo on China will be extended to Hong Kong, he said.
We will protect our vital interests,” Raab said. “We will stand up for our values and we will hold to China to its international obligations.”
Raab followed the example of the United States, Australia and Canada by suspending extradition arrangements with the territory. The review of the extradition measures comes only days after Britain backtracked on plans to give Chinese telecommunications company Huawei a role in the UK’s new high-speed mobile phone network amid security concerns fueled by rising tensions between Beijing and Western powers
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