[London] Students for a Free Tibet has learnt that Wen Jiabao is coming to the UK but all we know is that he arrives today. The British government seems to have adopted a Chinese style method of information control. Last night a press release was issued to selected journalists who are being forced to keep his arrival secret. While Wen Jiabao is in the UK it is likely that he is going to pressure the British government to lift the EU arms embargo. This is an extremely important issue for the British public. China's human rights record is not improving and freedom seems to be moving further and further away from the Tibetan people.

Just recently Xinhua, the official Chinese media agency, released a press statement stating that all foreign media must have its news and pictures checked before publishing within China. (see the BBC report on this here) China seems to be moving further and further away from freedom and democracy. Is Britain, a country which claims to stand firm on "justice and opportunity for all" ( Blair, 26/5/2006) going to kowtow to Chinese demands? The answer appears to be 'Yes'.