SHANGHAI - Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China and any form of secessionism "will be crushed," state media said on Monday, a day after demonstrators rallied at the US consulate to ask for help i
SHANGHAI - Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China and any form of secessionism "will be crushed," state media said on Monday, a day after demonstrators rallied at the US consulate to ask for help in bringing democracy to city.
Chinese officials have accused foreign forces of trying to hurt Beijing by creating chaos in Hong Kong over a hugely unpopular extradition bill that would have allowed suspects to be tried in Communist Party-controlled courts. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam formally scrapped the bill last week as part of concessions aimed at ending the protests.
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