China Urges U.S. to Remove ‘Black Hand’ From Hong Kong Protests
- Beijing continues to accuse Washington of interference in city
- U.S. says China’s comments are a ‘ridiculous statement’
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China said the U.S. should remove its “black hand” from Hong Kong’s protests, in some of its most pointed criticism yet against what it says is American interference in the city’s affairs.
There are “signs of foreign forces behind the protests,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters Tuesday in Beijing. “I wonder if these U.S. officials can truthfully answer to the world the role the U.S. has played in recent events in Hong Kong.”