Posted on 07/20/2020 7:57:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The UK has suspended an extradition treaty with Hong Kong following the imposition of controversial new security laws on the territory by China.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the "necessary and proportionate" measure in a statement to the House of Commons on Monday.
The UK will also extend to Hong Kong the arms embargo it has applied to mainland China since 1989, Mr Raab said.
"The extension of this embargo will mean there will be no exports from the UK to Hong Kong of potentially lethal weapons, their components or ammunition," the foreign secretary told MPs.
"It will also mean a ban on the export of any equipment - not already banned - which might be used for internal repression; such as shackles, intercept equipment, firearms and smoke grenades."
Extradition treaties are signed between countries to speed up the deportation of suspected criminals.
But after Beijing imposed the controversial new security law in Hong Kong, senior Tory MPs have called for it to be rescinded.
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