The UK has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong "immediately and indefinitely", Dominic Raab has announced. The Foreign Secretary also announced the UK would extend its arms embargo on China to Hong Kong.
It means British firms will no longer be allowed to export potentially lethal weapons, including those which might be used by the Chinese government for "internal repression" on the people of Hong Kong.
China has been subject to an EU-wide arms embargo since 1989, following the use of the People's Liberation Army by the Chinese government to suppress demonstrations in Beijing.
Mr Raab insisted the UK wants “good co-operation” with China, but added: “We won’t accept any investment that compromises our domestic and national
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