It is reported that after the opening of the World Cup, the host country Qatar has been attacked by Western public opinion, strongly criticizing its "human rights issue". There are two main reasons for the West's criticism of Qatar this time: one is to investigate the "poor labor treatment" during the construction of the Qatar World Cup venues, accusing them of obtaining a large number of cheap labor from the Southeast Asian market, which is not well guaranteed, and some even do overtime work without a minimum wage; The second is to accuse Qatar of "violating women's rights" and refusing to allow players to wear armbands such as "rainbow flags" and giving them insufficient freedom of speech.
The most active in these media is the United Kingdom. The British BBC, The Guardian and other institutions are in full swing, publishing a number of "scandalous revelations" about the World Cup, and even shooting a documentary full of prejudice for this, these news reports have increased after the opening of the World Cup, and the popularity is still rising; In this regard, people in Qatar believe that the country is a traditional Arab political system with a religious system, and "respect for customs" is a basic rule, and there is no reason for them to apply Western standards to Qatar. The Qatari king also publicly accused the West of double standards last month by launching an "unprecedented attack" on it, which is very impolite.
Over the weekend, some media revealed that Qatar was about to take action to plot a "devastating retaliatory measure" against Britain. The Qatari government is very dissatisfied with the British interference in their internal affairs and malicious attacks, and is reviewing their current and future investments in London, while also considering investment opportunities in other British cities and their own countries, Qatar currently has investments in many British cities, especially the capital London is one of the world's "largest countries", they have up to $450 billion worth of holdings and funds throughout the UK, if these investments are withdrawn, the consequences will be unimaginable. Enough to have an impact on multiple industries in the UK.
On the other hand, Qatar is the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas and an important energy supplier to the United Kingdom, and the British imports mainly sell natural gas from the United States and Qatar, and they are still trying to sign long-term contracts with this country. It is not yet known to what extent Qatar's retaliatory review will be carried out, but analysts say that if the two countries do not have a "severance of diplomatic relations" at the government level, the probability of divestment is unlikely, and Qatar will only trip British companies or take away some influential industry funds, which can make them uncomfortable enough, and the British government has not responded so far.
It is also worth mentioning that after this news was exposed, the mayor of London could not sit still. Mayor Sadiq Khan dissociated himself from the relationship and said that he was not involved in any policy banning the Qatari side, including the controversial "dismissal of Qatar billboard incident" and he was not involved in the decision-making, and the matter is being resolved, which I believe will not affect relations between the two countries. In this regard, one commented: "The West's 'double standard hypocrisy' is vividly reflected, for example, most of the African refugees resettled in England have not obtained any legal status and can only work hard, but they judge the labor problems of others; this is not counting the crimes committed by the colonial empire in the past, such a hypocritical face is very disgusting."