China Gets Tense: Bans Two U.S. Warships From Visiting Hong Kong

According to a spokesman for the United States Pacific Fleet, China banned two US warships from visiting Hong Kong and accused members of Congress from both parties of being “the black hand” behind the protesters in Hong Kong rallying against the government of Communist China.

As Stars and Stripes reported, “The amphibious dock ship USS Green Bay intended to make a visit on Saturday and the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie planned to stop there later in September, Cmdr. Nate Christensen, deputy spokesman for U.S. Pacific Fleet, told Stars and Stripes Wednesday in an email.” The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville visited Hong Kong last November, followed by the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bertholf in April.