Time.news – China has accused pro-democracy demonstrators of having “illegally entered” the British consulate in Manchester: the reference is to what happened yesterday in the English city, when one of them was dragged into the territory of the Chinese diplomatic headquarters and attackedduring a protest that targeted the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, before being able to leave the area with the help of the police and other demonstrators.
The protesters, called “troublemakers” by Beijing, have “jeopardized the security of the office“, said the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Wang Wenbin, in the usual daily briefing with the press; Wang therefore urged Great Britain to” seriously fulfill its duties and increase the protection of the Embassy headquarters and staff and of Chinese Consulates “in Great Britain.