LONDON, May 7 – British officials announced Thursday they will call in China’s ambassador following the criminal convictions of two individuals found guilty of conducting espionage operations for Hong Kong authorities and China.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis condemned the intelligence activities in a Thursday statement, describing them as a breach of British national sovereignty.
“The activities carried out by these men, on behalf of China, are an infringement of our sovereignty and will never be tolerated,” Jarvis said.
The minister emphasized Britain’s commitment to confronting China over actions that threaten public safety within the country’s borders.
“We will continue to hold China to account and challenge them directly for actions which put the safety of people in our country at risk,” Jarvis stated.
“That is why the Foreign Office will summon the Chinese Ambassador to make it clear activity like this was, and will always be, unacceptable on UK soil,” the security minister added.
