Trade dominated the headlines during Ms May’s three-day visit, which ended in Shanghai on Friday, with £9 billion (€10.25 billion) in trade deals, but there was no comment – in public anyway – on China’s human rights record or an open letter from Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong calling on Ms May to “stand up for Hong Kong’s rights”.
Amid a perceived erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong, British Prime Minister Theresa May concludes a three-day visit to China, said to have generated £9 billion in trade deals.