China says Britain's political interference claims are groundless

China has accused British intelligence of making groundless and alarmist claims after it accused a lawyer of conducting political interference campaigns on behalf of Beijing. On Thursday MI5, the agency responsible for domestic security, circulated a warning and picture of Christine Lee Ching-kui to members of parliament which said she was "involved in political interference activities" in the United Kingdom on behalf of the United Front Work Department, a branch of the Chinese Communist Party. On Friday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin rejected the accusation, saying it was unnecessary for China to engage in "so-called interference activities". "Certain individuals…