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China Blasts Britain's Suspension of Extradition Pact With Hong Kong

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By Kyodo News 21 July 2020

LONDON—China on Tuesday blasted Britain’s decision to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong over Beijing’s recent imposition of a sweeping national security law in the territory.

Britain “blatantly interfered in China’s internal affairs in an attempt to disrupt the implementation” of the new law, a spokesperson at the Chinese Embassy in London said in remarks posted on the embassy’s website. “The Chinese side strongly condemns and firmly opposes this.”