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Stephen Ellison hailed a hero as footage of him rescuing student goes viral on social mediaA British diplomat has been hailed as a hero after he dived into a river to save a drowning Chinese woman in a rescue that was filmed and then went viral on soci…
Read MoreMet police investigating allegations of war crimes by private firm Keenie Meenie ServicesThe Foreign Office is resisting publishing files relating to its diplomatic support for British mercenaries in Sri Lanka in the 1980s, despite the Metropolitan pol…
Read MoreUK foreign secretary says banning of opposition lawmakers is ‘clear breach’ of Sino-British joint declarationBeijing’s imposition of new rules disqualifying opposition legislators in Hong Kong constitutes a breach of legally binding international commi…
Read More‘Chance should not be squandered’ to bring Chinese government to justice, letter statesThe chief prosecutor of the international criminal court has been urged by an international alliance of parliamentarians to accept a complaint alleging genocide by C…
Read MoreResult follows warnings from human rights groups that UN body’s credibility at stakeRussia and China have been elected to the UN human rights council for the next three years, but Saudi Arabia failed in its attempt to win a place on the 47-seat body.Th…
Read MoreRights campaigners voice concerns as Cuba and Pakistan also expected to be electedChina, Russia, Cuba, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are expected to be elected to the board of the UN human rights council on Tuesday, leaving human rights campaigners in the …
Read MoreSpokeswoman 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…
Read MoreForeign 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…
Read MoreExclusive: MPs and peers aim to grant minorities in China the right to petition British courtsUighurs and other Muslim minorities would be given the right to petition a UK high court judge to declare that genocide is taking place in China, requiring th…
Read MoreTelecoms group to claim abuse of process, saying US government has provided partial evidenceThe legal battle between Washington and Huawei resumes this week when a Canada-based senior executive at the Chinese state-backed telecommunications firm reappe…
Read MoreBoris 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…
Read MoreThe reassessment of China highlighted by Wang Yi’s trip has political, economic and security implicationsThe Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi did not exactly end his week-long European tour with his tail between his legs but he may have been chastened …
Read MoreProtests against treatment of Hongkongers and Uighurs accompany foreign minister’s continental visitA network of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have disrupted a week-long European charm offensive by the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, by demandin…
Read MoreOnly 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…
Read MoreAmbassador’s warning comes in response to UK’s special visa offer to Hong Kong citizensChina will not recognise the British national (overseas) passport as a legal travel document, raising the prospect that the 3 million Hong Kong citizens eligible for…
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