China’s ambassador to the UK has been barred from the British parliament and told he could not enter the building for a talk he was scheduled to give yesterday.
British House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle on Tuesday said that it was not “appropriate” for Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang (鄭澤光) to enter parliament because China imposed sanctions against seven British lawmakers over their criticism of Beijing’s human rights record.
Zheng had been invited to a reception by British Member of Parliament Richard Graham, who chairs a group of lawmakers seeking to foster good relations with China.
“If those sanctions were
Chinese envoy to UK Zheng barred from parliament
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