China Rebukes EU, U.S. Politicians for Interfering on Hong Kong

The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government ahead of a protest in the Sai Ying Pun district of Hong Kong on Aug. 31.

Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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China accused some U.S. and European politicians of interfering in its domestic affairs after they commented on Hong Kong demonstrations that were deemed as supportive of protesters.

The Hong Kong branch of China’s foreign ministry on Saturday described demonstrators as criminals and extremists, and said support for them equates to “favoring and condoning lawless and violent acts.”