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The Latest: Chinese envoy accuses UK, US of interference

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The Latest: Chinese envoy accuses UK, US of interference

Riot police detain a protester near the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. Hong Kong police have swooped in with tear gas and batons as protesters who have taken over a university campus make an apparent last-ditch effort to escape arrest. less Riot police detain a protester near the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. Hong Kong police have swooped in with tear gas and batons as protesters who have taken over a … more Photo: Achmad Ibrahim, AP

HONG KONG (AP) — The Latest on Hong Kong protests (all times local):

9 p.m.

China’s ambassador to Britain has accused the U.K. and U.S. of interfering in the internal affairs of China and Hong Kong as authorities in the semi-autonomous territory struggle to contain months of protests.

Liu Xiaoming told reporters in London on Monday that reports by the British government and Parliament’s foreign affairs committee included “irresponsible remarks” criticizing how the Hong Kong government and police have handled the protests.

Liu said, “they look like they are balanced but as a matter of fact they are taking sides.”He also said U.S. lawmakers aimed to “blatantly interfere” in Hong Kong when they […]

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