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here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. manchester last october, and pro democracy campaigners from hong kong gather outside of china s consulate. but then some men come out of the gate. they kick down posters, remove others. a violent scuffle ensues. as a senior diplomat looks on, one of the protesters is dragged inside the gates and is attacked. police have to enter the consulate to drag him clear. the foreign office asked for six of these men to have their diplomatic immunity waived so they could be questioned by detectives. instead, china has called them home, including the consul general, the most senior diplomat, mr zheng xiyuan. the foreign secretary, james cleverly, said
a complicated diplomatic problem. what happened on 16th of october 2022 was unacceptable and illegal. and the withdrawal of these chinese diplomats gives me a sense of closure. officials here at the foreign office say that china was aware that if the diplomats did not waive their immunity, then they would be declared persona non grata and expelled. instead, china choose to pre empt either option in a way that avoids further escalation. a chinese embassy spokesman said its staff had been the victims of the violence and the consul general had simply completed his term of office. james landale, bbc news. joining me now is the executive director of the intra parliamentary alliance on china that is an
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. In yet another low point in UK-China relations, China has removed six officials from Britain - including one of its most senior UK diplomats - two months after the violence at its Manchester consulate, reported Politico. World News | 6 Chinese Diplomats Leave UK over Manchester Protester Attack.