Relations between UK and China strained by 'Orwellian' law

The UK has accused China of breaking the 1984 Sino-British joint declaration by imposing a new national security law on Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's last governor called the new legislation 'Orwellian' as dozens were arrested in protests against the law.

[brianthelion]

If they violated the contract, does that not render it void and return it to the UK?

[whatwhyandwhos]

Wow. it is not just China doing Orwellian law it is everywhere all Governments.

[niall-patrickbarry]

Sky news defending democracy and free speech now? 2020 just gets crazier!

[student]

Don't do as I do but do as I say

Yours sincerely
Everyone that has ever been in power

[djbrownmanz]

How many people died in British India?
The total human population of British India was around 331 Million. At least 55.1 million people may have died in famines during British rule, which was around 17% of entire population.

[alexreynolds]

Didn’t know we had 3 million spare jobs and 3 million spare homes ? Funny that thought there was quite a few homeless people and unemployed. Must be wrong

[darkalienzeta]

Absolutely correct China needs to be sorted out enough is enough

[thottobot]

Good. The world needs to come together to stand up to this aggressive, oppressive regime

[lonesniprwolf]

Hong Kong should return back under British rule due to the contract being broken! Then we can give them their independence under british protection and that of our allies.

[djbrownmanz]

Britain was importing and selling large quantities of opium to China because it was very profitable and helped balance Britain's trade deficit resulting from its importation of Chinese goods, such as tea. Britain forced peasants in its colony, India, to grow opium poppies so it could sell the opium in China, although the importation and sale of opium were illegal under Chinese law. When a Chinese government official seized British opium cargo in 1841, Britain declared what became known as the first Opium War. Britain won the war and was in a position to impose on the vanquished Chinese a one-sided treaty with onerous treaty obligations

[jambojam]

It's their country did china made any contract when uk went there n took their lands illegally.. why they should follow or obey the uk law.. HK was n is China's territory.. uk is just following American work like America carry Israel work in middle east. UK have no choice just to follow the American order simple as that..

[rabbitbobo]

This is dumb, this is introduce becasue people are burning the streets.. so it is wrong now to arrest people on grounds of breaching the law? so who is "really" protecting the people of Hong Kong? It it is common sense.

[strxwberry]

We need more Chinese phones to break iPhones monopoly.

[A]

Why didnt UK speak against Indian unlawful act against Kashmir which was breach of human rights as well as UN security councils Resolutions? Why UK didn't even speak when India unlawful took land from Nepal and threatened them with trade sanctions?

[miacat]

Hong Kong now have National Security, the people have the autonomy they wanted & their freedoms secured. Sorry, but the true patriots of Hong Kong will not be leaving their Country for UK.

[curtiscarpenter]

From 1978 to 2010 Japan had the second biggest economy China only since has held second place, I think within the UK's interests Japan should with a economy 2/3 the size of the US come first.

[gustavorios]

None of your business british, go home pirate

[jammydodger]

We never should have given up a population of democracy and freedom loving people to a totalitarian communist country. Labour government was too SOFT to do anything about it.

[barrybadass]

Soon they will have no internet only CCP proper-gander.

[RenzoTravelsTheEarth]

I can't tell if that guy is wearing glases or not