HONG KONG – Beijing's top diplomat in Hong Kong met with the city’s new U.S. Consul General this week to warn her against interfering in the territory’s internal affairs, his office said in a statement Thursday.

Cui Jianchun, commissioner of the Hong Kong office of China's foreign ministry, met with U.S. top diplomat Julie Eadeh on Tuesday to express concerns about her conduct, the statement said.

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Eadeh, who took up the new role in August, appeared to have angered Beijing for reportedly inviting pro-democracy figures to events. Beijing’s office overseeing Hong Kong affairs reposted articles from pro-Beijing media outlets that criticized her moves.

Cui laid out “four don't's” for Eadeh, asking her not to meet people she “shouldn’t meet with,” not to collude with

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