Britain says put pressure on China in Heywood case

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain repeatedly pressed for an investigation into the death of a British businessman, whose murder sparked political upheaval in China, before Beijing agreed to look into the case, the foreign minister said on Tuesday. A British diplomat first asked Chinese officials to investigate the death of Neil Heywood on February 15 but it was not until April 10, after Britain had lodged four requests, that the Chinese authorities told London that an investigation was under way, Foreign Secretary William Hague said. ...




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