Tensions between China, UK boil over as Beijing says interfering in Hong Kong will ‘backfire’

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China warned Britain on Wednesday that its interference in Hong Kong’s affairs would “definitely backfire” after London criticized plans for a national security law in the former colony. “We advise the U.K. to step back from the brink, abandon their Cold War mentality and colonial mindset, and recognize and respect the fact that Hong Kong has returned” to China, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular briefing. Zhao said London must “immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong’s a...