China Doesn’t Rule Out Blocking Hong Kongers Leaving for U.K.

Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming tells reporters ‘wait and see’
U.K.-China ties have deteriorated over sweeping security law

Watch: Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to the U.K., criticizes the British government's stance on the new security law imposed on Hong Kong.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Kitty Donaldson

July 6, 2020 at 12:18 PM UTC

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China refused to rule out blocking Hong Kong citizens from leaving to take up Boris Johnson’s offer of a new home in the U.K., criticizing the British government for “gross interference” in Beijing’s affairs.

“We have to wait and see,” Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador in London, told reporters on a video conference call. “We have do decide our counter-measures in accordance with the actual actions taken by the British side.”