‘Go to talk to the demonstrators seriously. Negotiate with them, just like you urged Beijing to talk to Hong Kong rioters’
Chinese officials and state media needled the Trump administration over race-related protests and looting that have engulfed U.S. cities in recent days, after weathering criticism and threats from Washington over Beijing’s own moves to quell unrest in Hong Kong.
They included foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying, who retweeted U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus — who had urged people to stand against the Communist Party over its treatment of Hong Kong — and added “I can’t breathe,” some of the last words uttered by Floyd before he died that have become a rallying cry.
Mr. President, don't hide behind the Secret Service. Go to talk to demonstrators seriously. Negotiate with them, just like you urged Beijing to talk to Hong Kong rioters. pic.twitter.com/nTOnO0sptk “Why does the U.S. beautify the so-called Hong Kong independence and violent elements as heroes and fighters while it calls its own people protesting against racial discrimination ‘rioters’?” another ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, told a daily news briefing in Beijing. “Why does the U.S.
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