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History of Sino-British Relations:
The Cultural Revolution, 1966-1972
Relations were severely disrupted, however,
during China's 'Cultural Revolution'. Tensions on the mainland affected
Hong Kong, where the arrest and imprisonment of a number of journalists
led to the house arrest of the Reuters Beijing correspondent, Anthony
Grey, the sacking of the British mission in summer 1967, and the
closure of the Consulate-General in Shanghai.
By 1969, the frenzy had abated. Grey was released, as were other
detained Britons and the Hong Kong journalists, Premier Zhou apologised
for the attack on the mission, and the Chinese government paid for
repairs.
- History of Sino-British
relations, 1972-1989
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