英國無限期暫停香港引渡條例 下議院呼籲「全面檢視」對中政策

The UK is to immediately suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and also bar the export of riot control equipment following Beijing's imposition of a sweeping national security law on the territory, Dominic Raab has announced.

The UK government will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong "immediately and indefinitely". Announcing the move, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the UK "wants a positive relationship" with China. But he said the "imposition" of the new national security law in Hong Kong by Bejing was a "serious violation" of the country's international obligations.

LONDON-The British government suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to Beijing's decision to impose a new security law on the former British colony, the latest sign of deteriorating diplomatic relations between Western nations and China. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told Parliament on Monday that the extradition treaty would be suspended indefinitely and that the U.K.