UK summons China envoy after arrest of BBC journalist; China a 'systemic challenge' says Sunak
London (AFP) Nov 29, 2022
Britain on Tuesday summoned the Chinese ambassador in London for a rebuke after the arrest and alleged assault of a BBC journalist covering Covid protests. Zheng Zeguang was called in to the foreign office after the incident involving Ed Lawrence in Shanghai, which Foreign Secretary James Cleverly had called "deeply disturbing". "It is incredibly important that we protect media freedom,"
