As relations between Britain and China deteriorate over human rights issues in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the chairmen of the House of Representatives and Senate of the British Parliament have decided that the Chinese ambassador will enter the Capitol in response to China's sanctions on British parliamentarians. I showed a policy to ban it.
According to British media, Chinese Ambassador Zheng Zeguang, who is stationed in London, was invited to a scheduled reception on the premises of the British Capitol on the 15th, but Speaker of the House Foil and Speaker of the House McFall. Means that the ambassador has announced a policy of banning entry into the Capitol.
In March, China sanctioned members of the British Parliament to ban travel to China as a countermeasure against the UK's freeze on the assets of the officials of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region over human rights issues. I am imposing.
Speaker of the House Foil of the United Kingdom told local media that it was not appropriate for the Chinese ambassador to attend a meeting held in the Capitol when sanctions were being imposed on lawmakers.
This issue is a renewed indication of the deterioration of relations between Britain and China over the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Hong Kong.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman "absolutely unacceptable"
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a press conference on the 15th, "China strongly condemns it. In the future, we will have to take necessary measures. China will continue to undermine its core interests. We have been fighting back against what we say and do, and we will never tolerate it. "
"I urge the British Parliament to immediately cancel the wrong decision and curb the behavior of individual members."