The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp has been denied a port call in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

China denies request for Hong Kong port call by American warship

The refusal follows exchange of trade tariffs and US sanctions on a Chinese defence ministry unit over purchase of Russian weapons

Topic | US-China relations

Minnie Chan

Published: 6:06pm, 25 Sep, 2018

Updated: 11:42pm, 25 Sep, 2018

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp has been denied a port call in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

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Minnie Chan

Minnie Chan is an award-winning journalist, specialising in reporting on defence and diplomacy in China. Her coverage of the US EP-3 spy plane crash with a PLA J-8 in 2001 near the South China Sea opened her door to the military world. Since then, she has had several scoops relating to China's military development. She has been at the Post since 2005 and has a master's in international public affairs from The University of Hong Kong.