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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

China considers lifting sanctions on UK parliamentarians as relations warm

Chinese national flag is raised at the Chinese embassy in London
The Chinese embassy in London. Several high-ranking Chinese officials visited the UK this week and held talks with senior government figures. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

China is considering lifting the sanctions it imposed on UK parliamentarians in 2021 in the latest sign of warming relations between London and Beijing.

The Chinese government is reviewing the sanctions, which it introduced four years ago, in response to what it called “lies and disinformation” about human rights abuses in Xinjiang, according to two UK government sources familiar with the conversations.

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