'The government has decided to suspend the extradition treaty immediately and indefinitely' Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the UK will suspend extradition to Hong Kong until there are 'safeguards to prevent extradition from the UK being misused'
Tea, drugs and war: Hong Kong's British history explained, with the foreign secretary calling the move"a grave step".
Proposals for an extradition treaty between Hong Kong and mainland China provoked widespread protests last year amid concerns about political interference in the Chinese judicial system and the right to a fair trial.Suspending extradition to Hong Kong is a very obvious step to take. China has already warned - in the context of Huawei as well as Hong Kong - that Chinese businesses may judge Britain an unsuitable or unreliable partner in future.
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