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NOW: Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to London, is about to give his second press conference since Hong Kong protests began. Last one was v strongly worded
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“Hong Kong now faces the gravest situation since its handover” ambassador says, blaming “handful of extreme radicals”
BREAKING: Chinese ambassador signals Beijing is ready to intervene in Hong Kong if necessary.
He says if Hong Kong situation “deteriorates further” and is uncontrollable for Hong Kong authorities “the central government would not sit on its hands”
He says if Hong Kong situation “deteriorates further” and is uncontrollable for Hong Kong authorities “the central government would not sit on its hands”
Ambassador says: “We have enough solutions and enough power within the limits of basic law to quell any unrest swiftly”
Ambassador accuses “foreign forces” of a hand in Hong Kong unrest. “Foreign forces must stop interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs... Stop interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs. Stop interfering in China’s internal affairs”
He warns: “Lift the stone only to drop it on their own feet”
He warns: “Lift the stone only to drop it on their own feet”
Ambassador also attacks Western media for what he says is “selective reporting” of the events in Hong Kong. He accuses western media of “misleading the public”
Video is now being showed apparently to illustrate his point
Video is now being showed apparently to illustrate his point
BREAKING: Message from Chinese ambassador to @BorisJohnson, “We hope the new administration will handle the Hong Kong issue - which is about China’s sovereignty & China’s internal territorial integrity - with great caution”
@BorisJohnson Ambassador didn’t like suggestion by @TomTugendhat to give all Hong Kong residents British citizenship. He says the bodies of some UK politicians “live in the 21st century but their head is still in the colonial days”
