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At the end of the first Opium War in 1842, the victorious British forced the Chinese to pay 6 million silver dollars in return for opium that had been seized as China tried to rid the country of unwanted British influence. Those small, silver coins were shipped back to Britain, transported to the site of the Royal Mint on the eastern edge of the City of London, smelted and turned into British currency. It is a small element of a defeat that is still today seen as a moment of national trauma in China.
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Mrs Khan said: “We welcome the relocation of the Chinese Embassy and its staff moving to Tower Hamlets.
“But as new neighbours and friends we must continue to make clear where our own standards and principles apply.”
The motion adds that the council should urge the Chinese and Hong Kong Governments to reconsider the imposition of National Security Law legislation and should campaign against the human rights’ abuses against the Uyghur Muslims.
Mrs Khan added: “The borough has a long and proud history of being the first home in the UK for many people fleeing persecution in their original countries. And that those earlier arrivals are now British citizens.”