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Spokeswoman voices fears over openness of UK market after MPs say Huawei is security riskChina has said it is highly concerned about the future openness and safety of Chinese investments in the UK after the Commons defence select committee said the pre…
Foreign secretary tells committee withdrawal not ruled out if evidence against China continues to mountBritain may not be able to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022 if evidence mounts of the abuse of Uighur Muslims in China, the foreign…
Boris Johnson to call for more powers for health body in coronavirus fight as Trump pulls outCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson will announce a 30% increase in the UK’s funding of the World Health Organization, ma…
Boris Johnson’s Churchillian language does not impress Richard Teverson, while Katherine Arnott dismisses the prime minister’s appeal to people’s common sense. Plus letters from Patrick Cosgrove and David Boyd HaycockI, like so many others, am slack-ja…
Tomomi Inada makes comment after new prime minister appoints just two women on 21-strong cabinetA prominent member of Japan’s ruling party has described the country’s politics as “democracy without women”, days after the new prime minister appointed ju…
Spooky opening gives way to a leaders’ showdown with little drama and lacking in sparkThere was high drama at the first televised debate last night between New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, and the leader of the oppositionNational party, Ju…
Only 46% of voters in Britain think their country has done well, compared with 95% in DenmarkCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople in Britain have given a worse assessment of their country’s handling of the coronavirus outb…
Tit-for-tat move follows measures by Ottawa, Canberra and London over new security lawChina has suspended Hong Kong’s extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, and the UK, in a tit-for-tat move after similar decisions by those countries over its con…
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab to announce results of review on Monday amid tensions over Beijing’s imposition of new national security lawThe UK is expected to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, according to multiple reports, amid a packag…
UK expected to suspend extradition arrangements with Hong Kong as Liu Xiaoming blames reports of forced sterilisation on ‘anti-China elements’China’s ambassador to the UK gave a brazen defence of his country’s human rights record on Sunday, insisting t…
Priti Patel says she is looking at giving people aged 18-23 a new right to come to BritainThe UK home secretary, Priti Patel, has said she is looking at giving young Hongkongers a new right to come to the UK.Britain has made an offer of citizenship to …
There are 3 million eligible for citizenship, but many factors will determine if it taken upThe Foreign Office claim that 200,000 Hong Kong citizens will want to come to the UK over the next five years to take up Britain’s offer of citizenship is a ver…
Boris Johnson announces face coverings are to be mandatory in shops from 24 July with £100 fines for non-compliance Global coronavirus live: latest updates 8.52am BST The Metropolitan Police Federation has warned that requiring the public to wear face…
Prof Christopher R Hughes believes a letter by Dr Hugh Goodacre on the crisis in Hong Kong does not stand up to historical scrutinyDr Hugh Goodacre’s letter (5 July) in response to Simon Jenkins (Britain can’t protect Hong Kong from China – but it can …
Boris Johnson’s defence of democracy in Hong Kong has put at risk both exports and Chinese investment in UK infrastructureWhen China’s ambassador to London, Liu Xiaoming, warned this month that there would be “countermeasures” if ministers interfered i…