According to a newspaper report, the government in London plans to put its extradition agreement with Hong Kong on hold in response to the Chinese security law. British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab will announce the decision to the House of Commons today, The Times reported.
According to the new Chinese security law for the special administrative zone, life imprisonment threatens the maximum sentence for numerous offenses, which the Chinese authorities see as subversion, secession and terrorism. Britain, the EU and the US were deeply concerned about the loss of autonomy and freedom for Hong Kong.
