China has blamed the US for inciting the pro-democracy protests against an extradition bill which have ravaged Hong Kong over past weeks. A spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying said at a news briefing on Tuesday that the US should “remove their black hands” from “China’s Hong Kong.” The bill, passed by Congress last week, would allow citizens of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to apply for permanent residency in the United States if they can prove ties to one or more countries with significant populations
China has blamed the US for inciting the pro-democracy protests against an extradition bill which have ravaged Hong Kong over past weeks. A spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying said at a news briefing on Tuesday that the US should “remove their black hands” from “China’s Hong Kong.” Protests continue for Chief Executive Carrie Lam to step down, though the government has backed away from the bill.