National security law: Northern Ireland says Chinese diplomats distorted minister’s remarks


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First Minister for Northern Ireland Arlene Foster has disputed Chinese accounts saying she and her deputy “understand and respect” China’s new national security law instituted in Hong Kong. Photo: EPA-EFE National security law: Northern Ireland says Chinese diplomats distorted leader’s remarks Chinese consulate quotes First Minister Arlene Foster that she and her deputy ‘understand and respect’ the law Foster’s response that the account ‘misrepresents what was said’ is the latest in a series of European complaints about Chinese reporting