The British Consulate in Hong Kong was recently trespassed by the police force, who proceeded to arrest an unarmed 15 year old girl for protesting against the Hong Kong government, in blatant violation of international law

These protests have been occurring for almost a year, and have seen increasingly clear evidence of police brutality, whilst the government has yet to make any substantial concessions to the people of Hong Kong. The violation of the British Consulate to further the Chinese Communist Party agenda is just the latest example in a chain of events, in which China has proven itself unable to listen to its citizens or follow international norms.

It is time that Britain, both as the former patron of Hong Kong’s people, and as a leading example of freedom and democracy, took a stand for what’s right and imposed sanctions on China for its insulting and outdated behaviour.