Campaigners say they are 'extremely disappointed' after Nottingham City Council confirmed it would not be ending its relationship with a major Chinese city. Nottingham has had an official relationship with the Chinese city of Ningbo since 2004, when the University of Nottingham opened a 14-acre campus there.
But following the passing of a controversial national security law in Hong Kong three years ago, giving Beijing more powers in the country than ever before, some have been calling for Nottingham's relationship with China to be reviewed.
Nottingham City Council has now responded to a petition calling for the end of its relationship with Ningbo, which was handed in on June 12 last year. The petition, launched by the Nottingham Stands with Hong Kong (NSWHK) group, received more than 1,500 signatures.
