LONDON - The Chinese embassy in Britain on Sunday urged relevant parties in Britain to stop anti-China political manipulation.

Responding to a question concerning recent reports by British media about the arrest of two British people on suspicion of providing intelligence to China, a spokesperson for the embassy said, "The claim that China is suspected of 'stealing British intelligence' is completely fabricated and nothing but malicious slander."

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"We firmly oppose it and urge relevant parties in the UK to stop their anti-China political manipulation and stop putting on such self-staged political farce," the spokesperson said.