Chinese Embassy Issues Threats to UK Over Manchester Consulate Incident
The Chinese embassy in London issued a threat to the UK government on Thursday as Chinese diplomats may be expelled over the alleged assault of a Hong Kong protester at the Consulate General in Manchester.
In a YouTube video titled “Online Press Conference on the Violent Harassment of the Chinese Consulate General in Manchester,” Chargé d’affaires Yang Xiaoguan said, “protecting shelter to the Hong Kong independent elements will only, in the end, bring disaster to Britain.”
Yang also cited the trade relations between the UK and China, before saying “a few number of people” are “trying to provoke confrontation” between the countries, adding, “this is dangerous and this is bad for both sides.”…