UK risks China’s wrath by suspending Hong Kong extradition treaty

Foreign secretary also bans export of riot control kit in response to security crackdown

The UK is to immediately suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and also bar the export of riot control equipment following Beijing’s imposition of a sweeping national security law on the territory, Dominic Raab has announced.

Speaking to the Commons on Monday, the foreign secretary 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.

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