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Written by: Xu Yi'an
2020-07-20 21:04
Last update date: 2020-07-20 21:13British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab will address the House of Commons on July 20, UK time. British media reported on the 19th that the London government may suspend the implementation of the extradition agreement with Hong Kong. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that there will be changes to the extradition agreement between the UK and Hong Kong.
When visiting a school in Kent, England on the 20th, Johnson said, "The UK is obviously concerned about what happened in Hong Kong."
As Britain-China relations become tense, he said he is concerned about the "Hong Kong National Security Law" and China's human rights violations, especially China's violation of the human rights of Xinjiang Uyghurs. He promised to respond "strongly", but he did not completely abandon the policy of engaging with China.
He said: "There is a balance here. I will not advance the matter to a China-phobia stance that is conditioned on every issue." He said he would leave it to Lan Taowen to explain in the House of Commons and outline the extradition agreement with Hong Kong. Change.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said earlier on the 20th: "The recent British erroneous remarks and actions concerning Hong Kong have ignored the basic facts that Hong Kong’s national security law contributes to the stability and long-term development of "One Country, Two Systems", which is a serious violation of international law and basic international relations. Code, gross interference in China’s internal affairs.”
Wang Wenbin emphasized: "The Chinese side strongly condemns this. The Chinese side urges the British side not to go further and further down the wrong path, so as not to cause further damage to Sino-British relations."
Another Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said: "Any decisions and actions have to pay a price. Does the British side want to maintain its independent status, or is it willing to become a vassal of the United States?"
Johnson confirms that the change to the extradition agreement with Hong Kong will strongly respond to China but will not completely give up contact
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