LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has a strong relationship with China, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Thursday, after Beijing expressed anger over a Royal Navy warship sailing close to islands claimed by China in the South China sea.
Beijing said Britain was engaged in "provocation" after HMS Albion passed near the Paracel Islands, and warned Britain risked harming broader bilateral relations.
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