Hong Kong protests: Jeremy Hunt warns China against 'repression'
China's ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office on Wednesday following"unacceptable and inaccurate" remarks.
He added that it was"hypocritical" of UK politicians to criticise the lack of democracy and civil rights in Hong Kong when, under British rule, there had been no elections nor right to protest.In response to accusations he had sided with the protesters, Mr Hunt said:"I was not supporting the violence, what I was saying is the way to deal with that violence is not by repression.
A think tank analyst branded the diplomatic row as a"very serious flaring up of tensions between Beijing and London".Masked protesters stormed the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong on Monday
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