HONG KONG — Hong Kong police arrested a man on Tuesday (June 13) who spray painted anti-American graffiti on the wall and a gate of the city's US consulate, police and media said. Footage from Broadcaster Now TV showed the word 'hegemony' in English and the words 'double standards' in simplified Chinese characters, which are used in mainland China. The...
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police arrested a man on Tuesday who spray painted anti-American graffiti on the wall and a gate of the city's US consulate, police and media said.
The incident comes as tensions are high between China and the United States over issues including Taiwan and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The US consulate in the Chinese-ruled, former British colony did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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