Chinese Ambassador Banned from British Parliament

Speakers of both houses of the British Parliament - the House of Lords and the House of Commons - have banned Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang from the House of the Legislative Assembly after Beijing imposed sanctions against British MPs. The Guardian writes about it.

According to the HEAD of the House of Commons, Lindsey Hoyle, the visit to parliament for the Chinese ambassador is not limited forever, but only for the duration of the sanctions.

The new Chinese ambassador was to take part in the meeting of the all-party group on CHINA. However, the deputies, against whom the sanctions were imposed, said they did not find the meeting appropriate. Hoyle and Speaker of the House of Lords John McFall supported their initiative to cancel the meeting.

The Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom has already condemned the decision not to admit the ambassador. "The decision of the British Parliament reflects the narrow and limited thinking of some citizens in the United Kingdom," a spokesman said. He added that the ban on the ambassador from visiting parliament is not in line with international protocol.