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China warns UK over citizenship offer to Hong Kong people
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China warns UK over citizenship offer to Hong Kong people

Beijing threatens UK with 'corresponding measures' and denounces US bill seeking sanctions over Hong Kong security law.

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China has slammed the United Kingdom's decision to offer a path to citizenship for Hong Kong's residents, threatening potential "corresponding measures" and warning against interference in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

In a statement on Thursday, the Chinese embassy in London stressed all "Chinese compatriots residing in Hong Kong are Chinese nationals", and said the UK's offer was a violation of past communications between the two sides.

The British move - which could allow up to three million residents of Hong Kong to settle in the UK and ultimately apply for citizenship - came in response to a tough new national security law China enacted in Hong Kong this week.