FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign affairs Dominic Raab arrives in Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , London, Britain, May 21, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
LONDON - The United Kingdom warned China on Tuesday not to cross the Rubicon over Hong Kong, saying the People’s Republic should step back and adhere to its international obligations over the former British colony. “The ball is in the court of the government in China, it has a choice to make here,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told parliament.
“It can cross the Rubicon and violate the autonomy and the rights of the people of Hong Kong or it can step back, understand the widespread concern of the international community and live up to its responsibilities as a leading member of the international community. “We don’t seek to prevent China’s rise, far from it, we welcome China as a leading member of the international community and we look to engage with China on everything from trade to climate change,” Raab said.
MousieLee Please stop.... Or I may cry. Gutless nation.
I see where Raab is coming from from a contractual pov but the CCP has long crossed it and burned all bridges. StandWithHongKong
Give the HK rioters BNO let them lead revolution of N ireland.
UK ruined Hong Kong in 1997. Total independence from China was possible then.
1997!!!
Then what? CCPChina has already crossed it! Words are not enough! FightForFreedomStandWithHongKong
From a strategic and tactical point, Chinese leadership will move slowly and steadily until they have crossed the Rubicon. And the world will just watch. Making empty statements is made for political reasons for reelection.
China: the die is cast 😅
Otherwise UK would? Maybe cry?
UK has history responsibilities and duty to the people of Hong Kong. China has given the free world no choice but to respond strongly, given the newly proposed National Security Law that is in breach of the international treaty signed in 1984.
Quite a rare diplomatic move from the UK. China's rising influence in both the UK and Germany has been anesthetizing Europe. The frame of the China-US rivalry is not helping. ChinaCongress HongKong HongKongProtests Europa
The British Lion with no teeth! 'Cross the Rubicon' utterly laughable!! Or does the UK speak as the surrogate of US Empire?
The colonisers are upset because they are irrelevant.... Meanwhile they pretend that America and israel doesn't exist......
former British colony
British, it's time to join the team of fighting tyranny! We'll beat this evil country.
China warns UK: Do not cross the Rubicon on Hong Kong affairs!
FromaHKPeople1 This is a very welcome move We hope UK will uphold its legal duty to defend the joint declaration, and offer British nationals in hongkong the right to reside in 🇬🇧 as a lifeboat scheme
That awkwardness when you actively complain about & make threats against the people who live in a house you sold 23 years ago because they change gas & electric supplier. HongKong britishempire britishleyland sunlituplands
des_cassie Don't cross the line but we need you. They must be so firmly convinced that UK will oppose... and scared as hell too LMAO
Hong Kong is no more a UK colony. It is part of China. China has the right to make a national security law in Hong Kong.
What is UK ? How big ?
Chinese people are scared to death. Britain is prepared to launch the Opium War III, occupation of Hong Kong and Beijing again
lol the now UK gov is like the 19th century Qing gov (from whom they took HK ), weak, and no one cares about what they say.
or what?
What a joke? China doesn’t give a damm what Brits will do or going to do. British Empire was long over an century ago. Talking is cheap, look a your god father Trump and Pompeo. All they do just talk.,
China warn UK: do not cross the Rubicon on Brexit. (Actually it has nothing to do with me at all, I just love the feeling of warning others.)
As if China gives a shit about you....
Has UK never realized that it has become weaker and weaker, and has even become a dog of the US.
Anti colonial time is not finished.
Brit waking up finally?
And China: haha or what?
Or what
Otherwise?
Getting ready for 3 million new British citizens!
Small uk is giving warning lol, don't bite more than you can chew .
Or what?
Britain gentleman’s leadership and US power would destroy evil China completely. China must withdraw worst law and intimidation for Taiwan.
Or else?
...or..ok.
Julius, is the Lam Tsuen
And what you want?
Who is Mahdi ? Who is savoir? All religions believe in an end-times savior. All Abrahamic religions believe that someone will emerge who will save the world from the morass of oppression and cruelty. In Islam, the name of this savior has been mentioned. ThePromisedSaviour
I thought the Chinese have already crossed it with Covid19.
China warns UK: do not cross the Rubicon on N Ireland.
the UK is a declining and dissolving country.
By sending an aircraft carrier without any aircraft?
Someone tell me, Hong Kong is belong to China or UK?
Someone has to hold China accountable. Lord knows that Trudeau will not. Thank goodness some countries will!
Or what?
warm US human rights now.
UK. Please welcome the 2 protesters who will set you on fire.
China acknowledges UK: it is year 2020 but not 1840!
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Shame shame shame
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