British Prime Minister Sunak told Chinese Premier Li Qiang, whom he met in India, that he had “serious concerns” about Beijing’s “interference”. Hours before the UK-China summit, it was reported that two British parliamentary investigators had been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
Prime Minister Sunak told the media in New Delhi that he had met Lee after news broke earlier this year that a parliamentary investigator linked to several Tory MPs had been arrested on espionage-related charges. “We have raised a range of concerns about areas of disagreement. In particular, we have very strong concerns about any interference with parliamentary democracy, which is clearly unacceptable.”
According to people familiar with the details, a man in his late 20s who worked as a researcher on international policy issues in the House of Representatives was arrested by anti-terrorism police in March along with another man in his 30s. British newspaper The Sunday Times first reported the arrest.
Chinese state media reported that Premier Li said during a meeting on the 10th that China and the UK should “oppose mixing trade and economic cooperation with politics and security.”
Prime Minister Sunak and Prime Minister Lee were in New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit, which ended on the 10th.
Original title:UK’s Sunak Confronts Chinese Premier Li After Spying Arrests (excerpt)
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2023-09-10 11:18:45
