China lodges protest with UK over Chinese nationals detained at the border and phones seized; urges travellers to read embassy advisory.
At the regular briefing on 27 October, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the ministry and the Chinese Embassy in the UK had received multiple reports of Chinese nationals being detained and questioned for long periods by UK border officers and having phones and other electronic devices seized. He said China expressed strong dissatisfaction and serious concern over arbitrary and excessive enforcement by UK police, had lodged stern representations, and urged Chinese citizens planning to visit the UK to read the embassy's advisory. An earlier embassy notice said those affected included business delegates, people visiting relatives and tourists, and that UK officers cited the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019. The South China Morning Post and The Asia Business Daily reported on the matter.
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