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New national security chief rejects China’s charges of U.S. role in Hong Kong unrest

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New national security chief rejects China's charges of U.S. role in Hong Kong unrest

U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Nonthaburi, Thailand, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Seven Southeast Asian leaders skipped an important meeting with … NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW:

President Trump’s new national security adviser said China must keep its promise to permit Hong Kong to keep its current system in the face of widespread unrest and strongly denied Beijing’s charges that the U.S. was secretly instigating the pro-democracy demonstrations.

For the first time since the protests broke out months ago, China last week began using some People’s Liberation Army troops outside their garrison in the colony, a sign that the troops could be preparing for a military crackdown. Hong Kong police on Monday were locked in a tense standoff with hundreds of demonstrators who were occupying a major university in the city.

Robert O’Brien, the Trump administration’s former top hostage negotiator who was named national security adviser in September, told The Washington Times in an interview that the violence in Hong Kong was testing China’s frequent claims that it respected international agreements.

“One of the claims the PRC regularly makes is that they’re scrupulous in abiding by […]

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