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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Chinese students in UK told to ‘resist distorting’ China’s Covid policies

People protest against China's Covid curbs in front of the Chinese embassy in London in November
People protest against China's Covid curbs in front of the Chinese embassy in London in November. Photograph: Alexander Mak/Reuters

A senior Chinese diplomat involved in the recent violence against pro-democracy protesters in Manchester has suggested Chinese students in Britain should “resist distorting and discrediting” China’s Covid policies.

The comments by China’s consul general in Manchester, Zheng Xiyuan, at a symposium to discuss the work of international students were said by Lyndon Lee, 23, a second-year law student at the University of York, to appear threatening.

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