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Dominic Raab: UK will immediately suspend Hong Kong extradition treaty

Guardian, 21 Jul 2020
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab told the Commons that the UK will immediately suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong following Beijing’s imposition of a sweeping national security law on the territory. 
Raab said that while the UK sought cooperative ties with China, it was deeply worried at events in Hong Kong and the repression of the Uighur population in China’s Xinjiang province.
The move will further worsen relations with Beijing, following last week’s decision to strip the Chinese telecoms firm Huawei of any role in the UK's 5G network from 2027 owing to security concerns.
UK risks China’s wrath by suspending Hong Kong extradition treaty
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