China points to Britain after considering not recognizing BNO: BNO is a legitimate international travel document

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Author: Cheng Yihua

2020-07-23 21:56

After the UK announced the details of the "5+1" expansion plan for the British National (Overseas) Passport (BNO) on July 22, it once again attracted criticism from China. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on July 23 that it would consider not recognizing BNO as valid travel Credentials. In response, the United Kingdom responded on the same day that BNO is a legitimate (legitimate) international travel document.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, China will consider not recognizing BNO as a valid travel document due to the violation of its commitments, and reserves the right to take further measures. Now Britain is countering that BNO is a legitimate international travel document.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared in Parliament on July 1, and officially announced that it will provide BNO holders with a way to apply for becoming a British citizen (Reuters)

Sino-British relations have recently deteriorated, and BNO has become one of the focal points in the storm. After China proposed to implement the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" in Hong Kong in May, the United Kingdom criticized this as a violation of the "Sino-British Joint Declaration", stating that once China legislates, the British side will increase the rights of BNO passport holders, and then proposed " The "5+1" plan means that Hong Kong residents with BNO can apply for a new visa to stay in the UK for up to 5 years from January 2021, and can apply for settlement after 5 years, and then apply to become a British citizen after one year of settlement. This has aroused strong dissatisfaction from the Chinese side, and also criticized the British plan for violating the "Sino-British Joint Declaration."

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Further reading: United Kingdom: Hong Kong residents with BNO can apply for a special visa to stay in the UK from January next year and must meet 6 conditions

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↓↓↓The "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" has attracted controversy from all sides. If you want to know the attitudes of representatives from various places, you can click on the picture to understand:

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