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Wednesday, Sep 23, 2020

China accuses UK of meddling over Hong Kong citizenship offer

China has accused Britain of interference after the PM said he would offer millions of Hong Kong residents a path to UK citizenship.

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said: "Some of the foreign governments have been adopting blatant double standards in dealing with this matter."

UK-China relations have deteriorated over the past week, following Beijing’s move to implement a controversial new security law.

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