China Says U.S. Action on Hong Kong 'Doomed to Fail'
A demonstrator waves a flag reading "Free Hong Kong, Revolution Now" during a lunchtime protest at the International Finance Center (IFC) shopping mall in Hong Kong on May 29.
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Beijing (AP) -- The mouthpiece newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party said that the U.S. decision to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong “grossly interferes” in China’s internal affairs and is “doomed to fail.”
The Hong Kong government called President Donald Trump's announcement unjustified and said it is “not unduly worried by such threats," playing down concern that they could drive companies away from the Asian financial and trading center.