U.S. Senate leader: Any violent crackdown in Hong Kong would be ‘completely unacceptable’

By David Brunnstrom and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned China on Monday that any violent crackdown on protests in Hong Kong would be "completely unacceptable," while Trump administration officials urged all sides to refrain from violence. "The people of Hong Kong are bravely standing up to the Chinese Communist Party as Beijing tries to encroach on their autonomy and freedom," McConnell wrote in tweet.

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