On Feb. 23, Liu Guangyuan, China’s foreign ministry commissioner in Hong Kong, met with U.S. Consul General Gregory May to complain about his “inappropriate words and deeds that interfered in Hong Kong affairs,” according to a spokesperson for the commissioner’s office.
During the meeting, Commissioner Liu stated “three red lines” that the U.S. consulate should not cross, namely endangering “China’s national security, not to engage in political interference in Hong Kong, and not to slander or damage Hong Kong’s development prospect,” according to a statement provided.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Consulate said that while they don’t generally comment on private diplomatic meetings, they don’t “hesitate to express publicly and privately the United States’ deep concern over the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy,” according to a statement provided to media outlets….