China says it expressed grave concerns to Japan over Abe’s Hong Kong remarks, East Asia

BEIJING (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – China said on Wednesday (June 10) it expressed grave concerns to Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tokyo wants to take the lead among the Group of Seven (G-7) nations to issue a statement about the situation in Hong Kong. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying told reporters during a daily briefing that Hong Kong is “entirely China’s internal affairs”. “The relevant country should abide by international laws and basic principles of international relations,” she said. Nations have expressed concerns over China’s move to impose a new security law for Hong Kong, which many see…