China tells UK to back off after minister's call for Hong Kong probe

China tells Britain to back off after Foreign Minister Dominic Raab calls for Hong Kong probe.

BEIJING - Beijing on Saturday told the United Kingdom to stay out of China's internal affairs after Britain's foreign minister called for an independent investigation into the recent protests in its former colony Hong Kong.

"It is simply wrong for the British government to directly call Hong Kong's Chief Executive to exert pressure," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement.

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