China summons U.S. diplomat, vows to retaliate if Trump signs Hong Kong democracy act into law

This story is being published by POLITICO as part of a content partnership with the South China Morning Post. China summoned a senior United States diplomat on Wednesday as it warned it would retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act into law. In a statement after the bill was passed by the U.S. Senate, the Chinese foreign ministry said Foreign Vice-Minister Ma Zhaoxu had summoned William Klein, the U.S. embassy's minister counselor for political affairs.
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