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China’s embassy in London has warned the UK to “stop creating trouble” as it hit out at MPs’ “twisted mentality” over allegations that a Chinese businessman linked to Prince Andrew is a Communist party spy.
An embassy spokesperson also accused UK lawmakers of “arrogance and shamelessness” over the claims.
Tuesday’s comments came after a judge allowed the 50-year-old Chinese national, who has been banned from Britain on national security grounds, to be identified as Tengbo Yang.
Dan Jarvis, UK security minister, welcomed the court’s decision to uphold the ban on Yang and warned that “this case does not exist in a vacuum”.
He told MPs that Britain faces “ongoing efforts by a number of states, including China, Russia and Iran, to harm the UK’s security”.
“We urge the UK side to immediately stop creating trouble, stop anti-China political manipulations, and stop undermining normal personnel exchange between China and the US,” the Chinese embassy spokesperson said.
“What they are really up to is to smear China, target against the Chinese community in the UK and undermine normal personnel exchanges between China and the UK. We strongly condemn this,” the spokesperson added.
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