From a little earlier, via RTRS: "China...>

HONG KONG: From a little earlier, via RTRS: "China said on Thursday U.S.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is "blackmailing" the Hong Kong government with

the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and that Washington's recent

actions amount to blatant interference on China's internal affairs. Pompeo said

on Wednesday the recent treatment of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong makes

it harder to assess whether the territory remains highly autonomous from China,

a requirement for special treatments the city gets under American law. A

spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry's office of the commissioner to Hong

Kong said in a statement Pompeo's actions cannot scare the Chinese people and

that Beijing will safeguard its sovereignty, security and development

interests."