worldUpdated: May 31, 2020 08:05 ISTThe mouthpiece newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party said on Saturday that the US decision to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong “grossly interferes” in China’s internal affairs and is “doomed to fail”. The Hong Kong government called US President Donald Trump’s announcement unjustified and said it is “not unduly worried by such threats”, despite concern that they could drive companies away from the Asian financial and trading centre. China had issued no response as of late on Saturday, but had earlier said it would retaliate if the US went ahead with its threat to revoke trading advantages granted to Hong Kong after its handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997. “This hegemonic act of attempting to interfere in Hong Kong affairs and grossly interfere in China’s internal affairs will not frighten the Chinese people and is doomed to fail,” the People’s Daily said. In Hong Kong, small groups of Beijing supporters marched to the US consulate on Saturday carrying China flags and signs protesting “American interference in China’s internal affair” and calling Trump “shameless and useless”.

Source: Hindustan Times May 31, 2020 02:36 UTC