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Britain’s Prince Andrew is facing intense media scrutiny after revelations that a close Chinese business associate of the scandal-hit younger brother of King Charles was thought by the British government to be a Chinese spy. In a court ruling on Thursday, it was disclosed the businessman known only as H6 had been banned from Britain on national security grounds because authorities suspected he was working clandestinely for Beijing to forge close contacts with prominent British figures.
A royal source told Reuters that Buckingham Palace had been kept informed of the situation in the appropriate ways and at the appropriate junctures. While British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sought to thaw ties with China since taking office in July, London and Beijing have repeatedly traded spying accusations, with British security services warning of Chinese attempts to infiltrate political, business and academic spheres.
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