UK Parliament halts unsolicited delivery of Chinese state-run newspaper

9 months ago

Tsering Dhundup

DHARAMSHALA, Aug 6: The UK House of Commons has officially stopped the unsolicited distribution of the Chinese state-run newspaper China Daily to Members of Parliament (MPs), following a formal review prompted by concerns over foreign influence and misuse of public resources.

Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, confirmed the move on Tuesday, calling the previous practice “completely wrong”.

“It was entirely wrong for this Chinese Communist Party attempt to exert influence over British politics to be inadvertently funded by British taxpayers,” Kearns posted on social media, accusing Beijing of pushing a “false narrative on the many human rights atrocities they have committed and the immense security threat they present.”

According to The Daily ...

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