US flexes military muscle in South China Sea with nuclear
美國務院：中國曝光美外交官信息是“流氓政權”行為
- 美國之音
美國國務院發言人星期四(8月8日)在例行記者會上回答美國之音常駐國務院記者提問時說，中國曝光與香港民主活動人士見麵的美國外交官的照片和個人信息是“流氓政權”(thuggish regime)的做法。
奧特加斯(Morgan Ortagus)說：“我認為，泄露美國外交官的私人信息、她的照片、孩子的名字，不是什麽嚴正交涉，而是一個流氓政權會做的事。這不是一個負責任的國家的行為。”
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US calls China a 'thuggish regime' for 'harassing' Hong Kong-based American diplomat
By James Griffiths, CNN
Hong Kong (CNN) — The US State Department hit out at China Thursday, accusing Beijing of behaving like a "thuggish regime" after the personal information of an American diplomat in Hong Kong, including the names of her children, was published by a pro-government newspaper.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said earlier that it had summoned "an officer at the US Consulate General in Hong Kong" after they held a meeting with local opposition figures it described as "Hong Kong independence" activists.How 'thuggish' China is endangering U.S. diplomats in Hong Kong
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
China’s foreign ministry on Friday blasted State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus. The day before, Ms. Ortagus called China a “thuggish regime.”
The State Department’s harsh words were in response to Chinese targeting of an American diplomat stationed in Hong Kong and her family. Relations between Beijing and Washington have markedly deteriorated in recent weeks over various issues, especially the escalating protests in that territory, a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China.
“I don’t think that leaking an American diplomat’s private information, pictures, names of their children — I don’t think that’s a formal protest — that is what a thuggish regime would do,” Ms. Ortagus said at a press briefing Thursday. “That’s not how a responsible nation would behave.”
US flexes military muscle in South China Sea with nuclear aircraft ...
South China Morning Post - Aug 8, 2019
