Shanghai, Jan 30, 2026 (AFP) - British PM says China lifted sanctions on UK lawmakers

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that China has agreed to lift sanctions on five UK MPs and two peers targeted for their criticism of alleged human rights abuses. The lawmakers were barred from entering China and Chinese entities were forbidden from doing business with them in 2021. Beijing accused them of spreading "lies and disinformation" over China's treatment of the Muslim Uyghur minority in its Xinjiang region. Those measu......

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