[WASHINGTON] A US State Department spokeswoman on Thursday called China a 'thuggish regime' for disclosing the photographs and personal details of a US diplomat who met with student leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Read more at The Business Times.
"I don't think that leaking an American diplomat's private information, pictures, names of their children, I don't think that is a formal protest, that is what a thuggish regime would do," State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told a briefing later on Thursday.Ms Ortagus did not name the diplomat, or elaborate further on what kinds of private information or children's details were disclosed.
CCTV, the state-run broadcaster, called the US diplomat"the behind-the-scenes black hand creating chaos in Hong Kong", according to the New York Times, employing the term used against those who led the anti-government protests leading up to the Tiananmen massacre in 1989. China has accused foreign powers, particularly the United States, of fomenting the demonstrations in Hong Kong.
The protests, in which police have fired teargas and rubber bullets, began over a draft law that would have allowed the extradition of suspects to mainland courts. They have since grown into a broader backlash against the leaders of the former British colony and their political masters in Beijing. Ms Ortagus said it was the job of US diplomats and those from other countries to meet with different people, including opposition leaders.REUTERS
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