On Feb. 23, Liu Guangyuan, China’s foreign ministry commissioner in Hong Kong, met with U.S. Consul General Gregory May to complain about his “inappropriate words and deeds that interfered in Hong Kong affairs,” according to a spokesperson for the commissioner’s office.
During the meeting, Commissioner Liu stated “three red lines” that the U.S. consulate should not cross, namely endangering “China’s national security, not to engage in political interference in Hong Kong, and not to slander or damage Hong Kong’s development prospect,” according to a statement provided.