China has described protest in demands of democracy in Hong Kong is illegal and said it backs the Hong Kong government’s handling “a series of illegal activities damaging the rule of law”.
“We fully believe in and support the Hong Kong SAR government to deal with this issue,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters.
“We oppose all illegal acts in Hong Kong,” she added.
Hua also warned western countries inkling US and UK to not interfere with China’s internal affairs.
“Hong Kong affairs fall within China’s domestic affairs,” Hua said, adding, “We urge caution to outside parties and call for them not to interfere with China’s internal affairs in any way.”
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