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UK secretly softens policy on Chinese firms accused of human rights abuse (inews.co.uk)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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An internal Whitehall assessment advised ministers that the Government would be pausing any consideration of sanctions against Chinese firms “indefinitely”, according to internal Cabinet documents.

The revised approach to widespread humanitarian issues in China will raise further questions about the UK’s China policy. By removing the threat of sanctions, it reduces further safeguards against maltreatment of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region and the curtailing of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

The Tory don't want to be limited by human right. They want the UK out of human right rules. So this doesn't surprise.