A protester in Britain is beaten up by Chinese diplomats
Will the Chinese consul-general be declared persona non grata?
Chinese diplomats scuffled with pro-democracy protesters from Hong Kong outside the Chinese consulate in Manchester on October 16th. One protester was pulled onto consular grounds and beaten, until a British policeman rescued him. British MPs have called for Zheng Xiyuan, the consul-general, to be declared persona non grata for his alleged role in the fracas. China has blamed the protesters and the British authorities.■
This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “Aggressive to a fault”
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