UK set to suspend Hong Kong extraditions as China tensions mount
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Tensions with China will likely be top of the agenda during US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to London on Monday. As FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Armen Georgian explains, the UK is set to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, following the lead of the United States and Australia, and also recently excluded Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei from supplying its 5G network.