UK summons Chinese ambassador over BBC journalist arrest in Shanghai
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who is currently in Romania, said the arrest was "deeply disturbing".Responding to an urgent question in the Commons, Foreign Office Minister David Rutley said the Chinese ambassador was being summoned to make clear the "unacceptable and unwarranted" nature of the arrest and to demand "a full and thorough explanation".
A Foreign Office source said: "Protests in China that involve criticism of the government and leadership are rare. That Chinese citizens who know the risks and consequences of such actions are doing it anyway should be a signal to the Chinese government to listen to their own people.""The robust response is a welcome change to the government's previous handling of Chinese overreach in Manchester," she told the Commons.
Many believe residents could not escape the blaze in a locked-down apartment tower in the city of Urumqi because of Covid restrictions, although local authorities have disputed this.
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