Beijing hits back after UK foreign secretary accused it of eroding rights and freedoms in Hong Kong following the disappearance of five publishersBeijing has strongly criticised Britain for suggesting that a Hong Kong bookseller believed to be detained by China was “involuntarily removed to the mainland”,accusing the former colonial power of interfering in Chinese domestic affairs.[br]Britain on Friday released a report describing the disappearance of Lee Bo, who holds a British passport and published books critical of Chinese politics, or as a “serious breach” of an agreement signed with Beijing before Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com