China tells U.S. to remove 'black hands' from Hong Kong


  • World
  • Tuesday, 23 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: Anti-extradition bill demonstrators react as riot police fire tear gas after a march to call for democratic reforms, in Hong Kong, China July 21, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday that U.S. officials were behind violent chaos in Hong Kong and warned against interference, following a series of protests in the city, including bloody clashes on the weekend.

"We can see that U.S. officials are even behind such incidents," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying at a regular press briefing on Tuesday.

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