Chinese diplomats in London have urged Britain to reconsider advice to UK nationals to leave China because of coronavirus, warning against any 'overreaction' to the epidemic
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This was in contrast to his rebukes of Britain in the past over its comments about the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. "It seems to me the facts are not entirely square, the words do not match with the deeds," Ambassador Liu said. He was also asked for his thoughts on reports of a rise in hate crimes against Chinese nationals living in the UK in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak."We have raised these issues with the British government and the police."The embassy has issued advice to Chinese nationals in Britain and those visiting about the potential forHe urged anyone who suffers such treatment to report it to the police and to contact the embassy for support.
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