![]() "Legitimising the Chinese Communist Party's authoritarian takeover or so-called 'comprehensive jurisdiction' is wrong for the UK above all others." "150,000 Hong Kongers have had to seek refuge in our country. She tweeted: "This is ill-judged in the extreme. The ministerial trip is to hold talks on renewing business ties, but Ms Kearns has said it should not go ahead. ![]() The government at the time sharply condemned China's actions and created a visa scheme so Hong Kongers could come to Britain. Investment minister Lord Dominic Johnson is set to become the first UK minister to visit the city since China began a crackdown on civil rights.īeijing imposed a 'national security law' on the former British territory in 2020 after protesters took to the streets en masse to voice opposition to China's moves to assert more control over the city. ![]() Alicia Kearns, chair of parliament's influential Foreign Affairs Committee, has sharply criticised the government for an upcoming ministerial trip to Hong Kong.
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