China has withdrawn six of its diplomats from the United Kingdom, including a consul general who admitted to assaulting a Hong Kong protester inside the Chinese consulate in Manchester, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Wednesday. The move came after the British government requested that six Chinese officials waive diplomatic immunity by Wednesday, so they could be questioned by Manchester police regarding the attacks on protester Bob Chan. “As part of that investigation, we requested that six Chinese officials waive diplomatic immunity so they can be questioned,” Cleverly said.