Britain expects China to abide by a 1984 treaty which guarantees basic freedoms ...
BELFAST - Britain expects China to abide by a 1984 treaty which guarantees basic freedoms to the former British colony of Hong Kong for 50 years, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday.
China has called the violent protests in Hong Kong this week a challenge to its rule after demonstrators stormed the territory’s legislature. Hunt said: “It is a legally binding document which has force for 50 years. Just as China expects other countries to follow their international legal obligations, the United Kingdom does the same.”
The United States has told its allies not to use Huawei equipment because of concerns it could allow China to spy on sensitive communications. “We are going through an assessment of the technical and strategic risks but my starting point is that we should avoid technological dependency on any other countries for those critical networks.”The main issue for Hunt and his rival, former foreign minister Boris Johnson, remains Britain’s exit from the European Union. Both men have said they would be prepared to leave without any agreement and Johnson has vowed that Brexit would occur before the current Oct. 31 deadline, “do or die”.
One of the main Brexit sticking points has been the Irish backstop, an insurance policy to prevent the return of a hard border between British-ruled Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
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