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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Dominic McGrath

Chinese vice-president at coronation shows how China sees UK, says Lord Patten

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The attendance of China’s vice-president at the King’s coronation is a sign that the global power does not give “two hoots” about the UK, the last British governor of Hong Kong has suggested.

Han Zheng, who has been blamed for overseeing a crackdown on freedom in Hong Kong, was recently appointed as President Xi Jinping’s deputy and is set to represent China at the royal event.

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