China says won`t `sit by` on Hong Kong, Trump concerned
(WorldNews China)

Hong Kong: China warned Thursday that it will not `sit by and watch` the unrest unfolding in Hong Kong, as US President Donald Trump expressed concern over the risk of a violent response to pro-democracy protests. Trump urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to meet with demonstrators, while US National Security Advisor John Bolton warned Beijing against creating a `new` Tiananmen Square in Hong Kong, referring to the deadly 1989 crackdown on protesters in Beijing. The weeks-long Hong Kong protests were sparked by opposition to a plan to allow extraditions to the mainland, but have since morphed into a wider - sometimes violent - call for democratic rights. The movement represents the...