China’s Xi Backs Lam’s Leadership Amid Hong Kong Protest Chaos
- President says Lam has Beijing’s trust, Xinhua report says
- Lam has denied reports of plans to remove her from office
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China President Xi Jinping has backed the leadership of Hong Kong’s embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam after five months of pro-democracy protests that have roiled the city, saying he has a high degree of trust in her.
During a face-to-face meeting in Shanghai on Monday, Xi told Lam that she had led the Hong Kong government in stabilizing the situation and put in a lot of hard work amid the unrest, according to a report from China’s official Xinhua News Agency.