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The Guardian - UK
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Josh Halliday, and Emma Graham-Harrison in Taipei

Chinese diplomat involved in violence at Manchester consulate, MP says

Hong Kong pro-democracy protester is assaulted by Chinese consulate staff, as a British police officer attempts to intervene, during a demonstration outside the consulate in Manchester
A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester in Manchester is assaulted by Chinese consulate staff, including a person believed to be Zheng Xiyuan (left). Photograph: Matthew Leung/The Chaser News/AFP/Getty Images

One of China’s most senior diplomats in the UK was involved in the violence against pro-democracy protesters at the Manchester consulate, a British MP has said.

Alicia Kearns, a Conservative MP, told the House of Commons that Beijing’s consul general in Manchester, Zheng Xiyuan, was seen “ripping down posters” before a Hong Kong campaigner was attacked on Sunday.

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