The Foreign Secretary said a “really important” working relationship had been established between the UK and China after years of frosty relations as she capped a two-day visit to the country. But she has faced pressure to take a harder line with Beijing over concerns about national security and human rights issues, including the detention of pro-democracy campaigner Mr Lai. Asked whether she had insisted on his release and how firmly she had pressed his case in talks with her counterpart Wang Yi, Ms Cooper told the Press Association: “I have raised this and will continue to raise Jimmy Lai…
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