Man, there's been some serious drama between the UK and China, you won't believe it! So, the UK Foreign Office called in China's ambassador, Zheng Zeguang, to have a chat. They were all worked up about some accusations that three people were helping out Hong Kong's spy squad. Crazy, right?
Anyway, the Foreign Office wasn't holding back. They straight-up condemned China's recent antics, especially those cyber-attacks. Like, come on, who does that? It's not cool.
So get this: Three dudes in the UK got slapped with charges under the National Security Act. Turns out, they were allegedly up to some shady stuff, like gathering intel and doing sneaky spy stuff. And get this, one of them was a UK Border Force officer, another was from the Home Office, and the third one was a retired cop from Hong Kong. Talk about a mixed bag, huh?
Hong Kong wasn't taking this lying down either. They wanted the UK to spill all the beans on these charges. But China, they were like, "Nah, not buying it." They called the accusations "groundless and slanderous". Classic deflection move, right?
Oh, and it gets juicier. There's this photo circulating online showing Hong Kong's leader, John Lee, with one of the accused dudes from way back in 2002. But Lee was all like, "I don't really know the guy, just a snapshot in time." Sounds fishy, doesn't it?
As for the accused trio, they're out on bail until their court date in May. But there are strings attached, like a strict curfew, no international trips, and they gotta keep the cops posted on their internet activity. Tough luck, huh?
And Downing Street? They're not happy campers either. They called the charges "deeply concerning" and gave props to the police for keeping the peace. Just another day in the crazy world of international intrigue, I guess!
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