US State Department Concerned Over Chinese Threats to Quell Hong Kong Protests Using Military

Anti-extradition bill demonstrators react as riot police fire tear gas after a march to call for democratic reforms, in Hong Kong, China on July 21, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

The U.S. State Department has expressed concern about recent statements from the Chinese regime that it could deploy its military to intervene in Hong Kong against protests directed at Beijing’s growing encroachment into the city, South China Morning Post reported.

“We note with concern the Chinese government’s statements,” a spokesperson for the state department told the outlet on July 25.