A top Chinese Foreign Ministry official says Beijing would 'not allow' the Hong Kong protests to be brought up at the G20 meeting in Osaka.
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhang Jun told a press briefing Monday that the G20 usually discusses global trade and economic issues and wouldn't focus on the week-long protests in Hong Kong.
The Foreign Ministry officially announced on Sunday that Chinese President Xi Jinping would be attending the G20 summit in Osaka between June 27 to 29, his first trip to Japan as leader. Zhang's comments that China would not discuss Hong Kong follow remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on June 16 indicating that Trump may raise theMore protests are planned in Hong Kong on Wednesday, with campaigners calling for pro-democracy reforms.
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