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China Vows to Take Countermeasures Against US Over Hong Kong

Chinese President Xi Jinping (facing camera) and his US counterpart Donald Trump are pictured before a photo session at a Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov. 30, 2018. / KYODO

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By Kyodo News 2 June 2020

China on Monday pledged to carry out countermeasures against the latest US move to end special treatment of Hong Kong, portending a further escalation of already strained relations between the world’s two major powers.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian also lambasted the US decision to leave the World Health Organization, calling it a “selfish action that would destroy international cooperation to deal with infections” with the new coronavirus.

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Topics: China, Democracy, Hong Kong, International Relations, Rights, United States

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