China considers lifting sanctions on UK parliamentarians as relations warm

Exclusive: Restrictions to be reviewed as embassy official says UK-China relations are showing a positive momentum'

China is considering lifting the sanctions it imposed on UK parliamentarians in 2021 in the latest sign of warming relations between London and Beijing.

The Chinese government is reviewing the sanctions, which it introduced four years ago, in response to what it called lies and disinformation" about human rights abuses in Xinjiang, according to two UK government sources familiar with the conversations.