Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is to set out further measures in response to China's imposition of a tough new national security law on Hong Kong amid growing tensions.
The Government looks likely to follow the example of the US, Canada and Australia and suspend the UK's extradition treaty with the territory - a move that would infuriate China.
In a strong signal that he is ready to go down the same route, Mr Raab confirmed at the weekend that he had completed a review of Britain's extradition arrangements as part of the next steps.
China was already smarting over the Government's decision last week to exclude the tech giant Huawei from the UK's 5G network - reversing a decision in January allowing it a limited role.
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