The US State Department hit out at China Thursday, accusing Beijing of behaving like a"thuggish regime" after the personal information of an American diplomat in Hong Kong, including the names of her children, was published by a pro-government newspaper.
In a statement, China's foreign ministry said it had lodged"stern representations" with the consulate over the meeting,"expressing strong disapproval and firm opposition." The move was greeted by outrage in Washington, where State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus accused China of behaving irresponsibly and"thuggishly."
"This literally happens in every single country in which an American embassy is present. So our diplomat was doing her job and we commend her for her work," she said."This is what not only American diplomats do, this is what other countries' diplomats do." The spokesman added that"if you don't want other people to know what you have done, just don't do it."According to a State Department profile of her, Eadeh is a career member of the foreign service who has previously been stationed in China, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
Sharing the Ta Kung Pao story on Twitter, Zhao Lijian, a senior Chinese diplomat in Pakistan, said the"black hand was caught red-handed!"
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