国内英语资讯:China mulls not recognizing British National Overseas passports as travel documents
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 23-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="recognizing">recognizing</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Overseas">Overseas</span> (<span word="BNO">BNO</span>) <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="valid">valid</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="violated">violated</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Regardless">Regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="solemn">solemn</span> <span word="representations">representations</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="manipulation">manipulation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="BNO">BNO</span> <span word="passports">passports</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Wenbin">Wenbin</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="National">National</span> (<span word="Overseas">Overseas</span>) <span word="Visa">Visa</span>, <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="BNO">BNO</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residence">residence</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2021.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="move">move</span> "<span word="blatantly">blatantly</span> <span word="violated">violated</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span>, <span word="violated">violated</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="norms">norms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interfered">interfered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="opposes">opposes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="moves">moves</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="side">side</span> "<span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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