A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the 'the U.S. owes the world an explanation' as to its alleged role in Hong Kong and warned that 'those who play fire will only get themselves burned.'
China has accused the United States of encouraging unrest in Hong Kong as the semi-autonomous city continues to experience mass protests.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to offer what the U.S. response would be to such a scenario when asked Monday at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., but said that"protest is appropriate" in both Hong Kong and Washington. He called on China to"do the right thing with respect to respecting the agreements that are in place with respect to Hong Kong."
A man holds up a U.S. flag in front of a rally organized by Hong Kong mothers in support of extradition law protesters, in Hong Kong, July 5. Beijing has grown suspicious of foreign influence from the U.S. and former colonial power the U.K. as unrest hit the special administrative region.At a press conference, Hua pointed to multiple critical statements and comments issued by the U.S.
"We saw some American faces among the violent demonstrators in Hong Kong. We even saw the national flag of the U.S. on some occasions. We all have this question: what role has the U.S. played in Hong Kong recently? The U.S. owes the world an explanation," Hua told reporters Tuesday."The U.S. has to be clear that we are talking about Hong Kong. It is China's Hong Kong."
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