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UK suspends extradition arrangements with Hong Kong over new security law

As tensions grow with Beijing, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he had concerns about the new law and about alleged human rights abuses in China

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab
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UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Sunday said it can no longer be business as usual

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Britain's government suspended its extradition arrangements with Hong Kong on Monday, after China imposed a tough new national security law.

As tensions grow with Beijing, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he had concerns about the new law and about alleged human rights abuses in China in particularly in regard to the treatment of the Uighur minority. He promised not to completely abandon a policy of engagement with China.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had concerns about the new law and about alleged human rights abuses in China in particularly in regard to the treatment of the Uighur