Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says that she’s deeply regretted interference by foreign parliaments in the Asian financial hub's matters
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news conference in Hong Kong, China September 10, 2019.
Protesters took to the streets again on Sunday, marching to the American consulate to call on Congress to pass a bill expressing support for the pro-democracy movement. "It's extremely inappropriate for any country to interfere in Hong Kong's affairs," she told reporters. Trump has called for a peaceful resolution to the political crisis and urged Beijing to not escalate with a violent crackdown.Washington has rejected Beijing's allegations that it is backing the demonstrators and China has provided little evidence to back its claims beyond supportive statements from some US politicians.
But last week, she made a surprise concession, announcing the full withdrawal of the extradition bill.
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