George Osborne is the latest political heavyweight to be linked to a pro-China lobbying group accused of grooming Britain’s elite. Mr Osborne, who steered a lucrative ‘golden era’ of relations with Beijing as chancellor, was a guest of honour alongside a Huawei executive at a dinner hosted by the 48 Group Club, The Times reported. … Read more
George Osborne is the latest political heavyweight to be linked to a pro-China lobbying group accused of grooming Britain’s elite. Mr Osbrone, who steered a lucrative ‘golden era’ of relations with Beijing as chancellor, was a guest of honour alongside a Huawei executive at a dinner hosted by the 48 Group Club, The Times reported. … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: White House tells Congress it is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organization – to fury from Democrats who say the move ‘leaves Americans sick’ and alone The White House provided formal notification to Congress Trump announced the move amid the pandemic He blasted the WHO for failing to contain the virus and … Read more
Hong Kong police have been granted permission to carry out warrant-less home searches under China’s new national security law after the city’s government unveiled vastly expanded powers authorised by Beijing. Officers now also have the right to ban suspects from leaving the city, confiscate their assets, conduct secret surveillance and intercept communications, according to a … Read more
China vented fury at ‘conspiracy theories’ today after a controversial dossier accused it of trying to turn British establishment figures into agents. The bombshell 86-page report sparked a furious row by alleging a campaign by Beijing to persuade influential individuals to back Huawei and its strategic aims. Among a string of incendiary claims, it described … Read more
Ministers vowed to ‘stand up for British values and security’ today after China threatened ‘consequences’ if Huawei is barred from involvement in the 5G network. The government is set to U-turn on allowing the firm a role in the huge project after intelligence agencies warned US sanctions had raised doubts about security. Conservative MPs are … Read more
TikTok says it will stop its app from working in Hong Kong due to introduction of China’s security law after insisting it does not share users’ information with Beijing TikTok said last night it would be stopping operations in Hong Kong within days Beijing last week imposed a sweeping new national security law on Hong … Read more
TikTok says it will stop its app from working in Hong Kong following ‘recent events’ after insisting it does not share users’ information with Beijing TikTok said last night it would be stopping operations in Hong Kong within days Beijing last week imposed a sweeping new national security law on Hong Kong Facebook, Google and … Read more
Beijing’s ambassador to the UK has accused the British Government of a ‘gross interference in China’s internal affairs’ after Boris Johnson offered up to three million Hong Kongers a route to citizenship. Mr Johnson announced the move last week after China pressed ahead with imposing a controversial national security law on Hong Kong. But Liu … Read more
AstraZeneca boss urging PM Boris Johnson to find a way of collaborating with China amid increasing political pressure to loosen links Relations have been strained by Beijing’s decision to impose a new tough security law on Hong Kong American Secretary of State has accused the British bank HSBC of ‘kowtowing’ to China By Alex Brummer … Read more