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Chinese foreign minister says US bill aims to ‘destroy Hong Kong’
BEIJING, Nov 21, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on
Thursday condemned the passage of a US bill launding pro-democracy protesters
in Hong Kong, saying it “indulges violent criminals” and aims to “muddle or
even destroy Hong Kong”
The legislation is “a naked interference in China’s internal affairs”,
Wang told former US defense secretary William Cohen at a meeting in Beijing,
China’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
BSS/AFP/RY/1525 hrs