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China criticises UK over arrest of ‘spy’ researcher

China’s embassy in the UK labelled the scandal surrounding the arrest of a man in London on suspicion of spying for Beijing as “malicious slander” and a “political farce”.

Last Sunday, it emerged that a parliamentary researcher with links to senior Conservatives and potential access to sensitive information had been arrested over allegations of spying for China. The man, who is

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