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US Renews Call for 'Humane' Solution to Hong Kong

Nike Ching

   STATE DEPARTMENT - U.S. officials are renewing their call for a
   "humane" solution to the situation in Hong Kong, where ongoing protests
   show no immediate sign of ending.

   "In Hong Kong, we believe that the freedoms of expression and peaceful
   assembly -- core values that we share with the people of Hong Kong --
   must be vigorously protected," said David Stilwell,assistant secretary
   of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, during a Senate Foreign
   Relations Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.

   Stilwell said the U.S. continues to urge Beijing to uphold its
   commitments to respect Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy.

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