The public security ministry said that law enforcement agencies conducted large-scale operations targeting online prostitution, illegal gambling and unlawful lotteries.
“China’s Ministry of Public Security used operatives to target people of Chinese descent who had the courage to speak out against the Chinese Communist Party.”
A schoolboy who went missing was later found to have died by suicide.
British Business Minister Grant Shapps said on Monday that there was no excuse for journalists covering protests to be beaten by police.
The International Federation of Journalists condemned the “wolf warrior diplomacy” employed by China.
