China has urged Britain to cease “political manipulation” and interference in its inner affairs, in accordance with a overseas ministry fax despatched to Reuters on Friday.

The feedback got here after British overseas minister James Cleverly earlier this week referred to as China’s sanctioning of British parliamentarians “deplorable”.

“The British side unlawfully sanctioned Chinese personnel based on false information in the first place, and China took counter-measures which were entirely justified and reasonable,” the ministry stated within the fax.