CHINA-UK: CHINESE DIPLOMATS DRAG PROTESTER INSIDE CONSULATE PREMISES AND BEAT HIM
British police are investigating an assault on a protester who was beaten by several men after
being dragged inside the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester on October 16, during
a demonstration against President Xi Jinping. Videoclips showing people beating the
demonstrator flooded the social media in Britain. Reports identify the man kicking down the
banner as Chinese Consul-General Zheng Xiyuan. The other Chinese diplomats are:Consul
Gao Lianjia (高连甲); (unknown, probably a young staff); Counselor Chen Wei (陈伟); and
Deputy Consul General Fan Yingjie (范映杰).
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