Beijing has accused the UK of a 'gross interference' by offering Hong Kong residents a route to citizenship over the national security law.
On Britain's offer to give British National Overseas passport-holders in Hong Kong a path to British citizenship, he said:"This move constitutes gross interference in China's internal affairs."
Although Prime Minister Boris Johnson describes himself as a"Sinophile", he has also spoken of the need to"stick up for our friends in Hong Kong", straining relations with Beijing.He has also toughened his language on a provisional decision to allow China's Huawei to be involved in the development of Britain's 5G infrastructure, saying he would protect critical infrastructure from"hostile state vendors".
Mr Johnson has faced intense pressure from the United States and some British lawmakers to ban the telecommunications equipment maker on security grounds.But Mr Xiaoming said although it wanted friendly relations with Britain, there would be consequences if Britain treated China with suspicion in making its decision.
"We want to be your friend. We want to be your partner. But if you want to make China a hostile country, you will have to bear the consequences," he said.
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