Vain attempt: China slams US offer of safe haven for Hong Kong residents

China's Foreign Ministry on Friday attacked a US offer of temporary refuge for people from Hong Kong as a “vain attempt to stigmatise" the semi-autonomous southern city and China's central government.

China's Foreign Ministry on Friday attacked a US offer of temporary refuge for people from Hong Kong as a “vain attempt to stigmatise" the semi-autonomous southern city and China's central government. The statement from the ministry's office in Hong Kong came hours after President Joe Biden made the offer in response to Beijing's increasing moves to tighten its control and crush the pro-democracy opposition.