Washington rebuked for meddling in HK protests

The Foreign Ministry criticized the United States on Tuesday for meddling in Hong Kong's recent protests against the now-suspended extradition amendment bill.

Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for the ministry, made the remark after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier at the Economic Club in Washington that the Hong Kong protests are "appropriate" and protests are "common" in the US. Pompeo added that he hoped China will "do the right thing" and respect agreements that are in place with respect to Hong Kong.

In a daily news conference in Beijing, Hua said protests in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region have recently included people attacking police with metal poles and other potentially deadly weapons.