Mike Pompeo was due to meet Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Wednesday. Photo: Bloomberg

Mike Pompeo rebukes China’s ‘ludicrous’ claim US is behind Hong Kong protests

Protests are coming solely from the people of Hong Kong, who are asking their government to listen, Pompeo says
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying had claimed the US ‘owes the world an explanation’

Topic | Hong Kong extradition bill

Keegan Elmer

Published: 11:45am, 31 Jul, 2019

Updated: 5:12pm, 31 Jul, 2019

Mike Pompeo was due to meet Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Wednesday. Photo: Bloomberg

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Keegan Elmer

Keegan is a reporter at the Post covering China in world affairs, including US-China relations and China's relationship with its neighbours. He has degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the University of Helsinki.