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China is no longer compliant with Hong Kong's joint declaration after Beijing announced sweeping changes to the region's electoral system, Britain said Saturday.

UK Says China Noncompliant With Hong Kong Joint Declaration The UK now considers the Chinese regime to be “in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Saturday. “Beijing’s decision to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong’s electoral system constitutes a further clear breach of the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration,” Raab said in a statement. China’s latest decision to undermi...

The Foreign Secretary condemned China’s move to reduce the role of the public in choosing Hong Kong’s leaders.

The Foreign Secretary condemned China’s move to reduce the role of the public in choosing Hong Kong’s leaders.

China accused the U.K. of “groundless slanders” after the British government said Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong wasn’t in compliance with a treaty that paved the way for the city’s return to Chinese control.

One British Uighur student told: Remember, your mother and other family members are still in China 13 March 2021 • 7:00pm The Government has admitted for the first time that Uighurs are being targeted by China on British soil "in an effort to intimidate them into silence". The problem is now so serious that it risks becoming a diplomatic incident after ministers complained directly to the Chinese embassy in London. On Saturday night the Foreign Office urged British Uighurs to call the police ...

London [UK], March 13 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Saturday said it considers China to be in a "state of ongoing non-compliance" with the Sino-British joint declaration after Beijing approved sweeping changes for tighter control over Hong Kong.

LONDON (AP) — Britains foreign secretary on Saturday criticized China for continuing...

Beijing deals blow to Hong Kong electoral hopefuls What is Hong Kongs new election law? Chinas rubber-stamp parliament, the National Peoples Congress, on Thursday unanimously endorsed a new measure for Hong Kong that will give a pro-Beijing committee the power to appoint lawmakers in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Part of the new election measures will be appointing a vetting committee to ensure Hong Kongs public officials are "patriots" who are loyal to the Chinese Communist Party (...

The Foreign Secretary condemned China’s move to reduce the role of the public in choosing Hong Kong’s leaders.