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UK police investigate Chinese embassy guards’ electroshock intimidation

8/28/2026

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Chinese embassy guards in London brandished electroshock weapons at protesters on 3 July.
UK officials warned China that intimidation on British soil will not be tolerated.
Metropolitan Police opened an investigation, reviewed video and reported no arrests.
Nearly 20 human-rights groups wrote to the Prime Minister seeking a diplomatic-immunity waiver for the embassy.
Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China director Luke de Pulford said the guards violate UK law and should be expelled.

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Chinese embassy guards in London brandished electroshock weapons at protesters on 3 July.
UK officials warned China that intimidation on British soil will not be tolerated.
Metropolitan Police opened an investigation, reviewed video and reported no arrests.
Nearly 20 human-rights groups wrote to the Prime Minister seeking a diplomatic-immunity waiver for the embassy.
Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China director Luke de Pulford said the guards violate UK law and should be expelled.