The British government recalled the Chinese ambassador after police in Shanghai arrested and beat the BBC public broadcaster.
A government source confirmed this morning that a Chinese diplomat has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry.
On Sunday evening, the BBC reported that cameraman Edward Lawrence was “arrested and handcuffed” and “beaten by police” while covering as an “accredited journalist” protests against Covid-19 restrictions in China.
This Monday, Rishi Sunak announced that the “golden era” between the UK and China has come to an end.
Demonstrations recorded in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan, due to the size of the territory, seem to be the most important since the brutally suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in 1989.
On Monday evening, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the end of the “golden age” of British-Chinese relations in his foreign policy speech in London.
“Let’s be clear, the so-called ‘golden age’ is over, as is the naive notion that trade will automatically lead to social and political reforms,” he said.
Sunak reiterated that “China is a systemic threat to our values and interests, a challenge that is getting worse as it moves towards even greater authoritarianism.”
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