The US consulate in Hong Kong. Tensions between the city’s government and US officials have grown in recent years. Photo: Dickson Lee
Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong lays down ‘3 red lines’ for America’s local envoy, prompting defiant consulate response
- Liu Guangyuan, commissioner of local Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office, warns US Consul General Gregory May not to endanger national security or slander city’s prospects
- But US consulate vows it will continue expressing concerns over ‘erosion’ of city’s high degree of autonomy
The US consulate in Hong Kong. Tensions between the city’s government and US officials have grown in recent years. Photo: Dickson Lee
