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#article-23-national-security-law

The court on April 13 found all defendants guilty of inciting inter-ethnic discord following a protest in which participants demanded the release of an ethnic Kazakh detained in Xinjiang.

The law formalizes policies in order to promote Mandarin as the 'national common language' for official purposes such as education and public affairs. As part of the law, educational institutions will now be obliged to teach in Mandarin, with teenagers required to have a 'basic grasp' of Mandarin when finishing their compulsory education.

Opponents of a huge new Chinese embassy next to the Tower of London say they will soon begin legal action in an attempt to block the scheme. On Tuesday, the government approved China's proposal to redevelop the former Royal Mint site into a vast 215,300 sq ft (20,000 sq m) UK headquarters, despite opposition from politicians and campaigners. About 200 people live in Royal Mint Court, a complex of flats on the site,

The so-called 'Cyber Dialogue' will supposedly help manage cyber threats to both country's national security, revealed Bloomberg, which was first to reported the move citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the forum, It claimed that the forum will improve communication, enable private discussions, and deescalate tensions. It also establishes a direct line between London and Beijing to enable senior officials to discuss ongoing cyber incidents.

China's plans to build a new embassy on the site of the two-century-old Royal Mint Court near the Tower of London have stalled for three years over opposition from residents, lawmakers and Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners in Britain. Pro-democracy campaigners from Hong Kong fear Beijing could use the embassy to harass political opponents and even detain them, while nearby residents fear it could pose a security risk to them and attract large protests.

In the past on all the trips I've done, I've always raised issues that need to be raised. But part of the reason for engaging with China is so that issues where we disagree can be discussed.

MP for Tonbridge; former security minister Tugendhat was first elected in 2015. The son of a high court judge, Tugendhat served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and later became a military assistant to the chief of the defence staff. He chaired the foreign affairs select committee between 2017 and 2022. After the sanctions were announced, he said it was a direct assault on British democracy and an attempt to silence the British people.

Sir Keir Starmer is only one of the middle power leaders trekking to Beijing to renew relations. No one has forgotten China's increasing international forcefulness, its handling of the pandemic and its closer relations with Russia as war engulfed Ukraine. But the wildness of Donald Trump's first year back in power is spurring Canada, France and others to hedge their bets. This, not whisky tariff cuts, is what the British prime minister sought.

Two Chinese nationals have fallen foul of Australian laws on foreign interference introduced in 2018, with police alleging they spied on a Buddhist group under orders from law enforcement authorities in China. The pair a 25-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were to appear in court on Wednesday, each on the charge of "reckless foreign interference," and could face a maximum penalty of 15 years in jail if convicted.