Johnson out of grace and favour home
Mrs H...!” Mr Hunt was using the visit to show Britain’s commitment to deepening ties post-brexit between the nations.
Trade, North Korea, nuclear weapons and climate change were among the topics up for discussion.
At a press conference with counterpart Wang Yi, Mr Hunt was asked about the situation in Hong Kong, which the UK handed back to China in 1997.
Under the “one country, two systems” model, Beijing promised to let Hong Kong maintain wide autonomy and civil liberties, but fears are growing that China’s leaders are backtracking by oppressing the political opposition.
Mr Hunt said: “We had extensive discussions about one country, two systems and the current situation in Hong Kong, and we had a very open and frank discussion about the concerns raised by a number of people. We also of course discussed our trading relationship, and I think the best way to continue to grow our trade and strength and trust between Britain Boris Johnson appears to have accepted that “leave means leave” as removal vehicles were spotted outside the grace and favour home he lived in as foreign secretary.
Three weeks after quitting the Cabinet in a row over Theresa May’s Brexit plans, his belongings were being removed from One Carlton Gardens in central London.
One lorry and a minivan were parked behind the black gates of the property yesterday.
Both were from the Restore Harrow Green firm, which states its specialities include business removals and international relocations.
A series of white boxes were loaded into the lorry – along with what appeared to be a case of Jacques Depagneux wine, a large painting, a luxury armchair and a home gym kit with a light set of dumbbells. and China is to be able to have the kind of open and frank discussions we had this morning. Hong Kong is part of China but of course we signed the joint declaration and we, as the United Kingdom, are very much committed to the one country, two systems approach, which we think has served both Hong Kong and China extremely well.”
Mr Wang pointedly responded: “Hong Kong affairs are the domestic affairs of China. We do not welcome nor do we accept other countries to interfere in China’s domestic affairs.”
But he insisted that “China will continue to support and will stay committed to one country, two systems”.