Measures will counter US interference

Washington to bear consequences of signing HK bill into law, vice-FM says

China said on Thursday that it will take powerful measures to counter US actions that interfere in the country's internal affairs and harm its interests after United States President Donald Trump signed the so-called Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 into law.

"We strongly urge the US side not to implement the act to avoid affecting China-US relations and bilateral cooperation in key areas," Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a regular news conference in Beijing.