The State Department called on the PRC to protect American diplomats

“The official Chinese media reports about our diplomat in Hong Kong were at first irresponsible, but now they have become dangerous. This should stop, ”Morgan Ortegus, the head of the press service of the US Foreign Office, wrote on her Twitter page.

Official Chinese media reports on our diplomat in Hong Kong have gone from irresponsible to dangerous. This must stop. Chinese authorities know full well, our accredited consular personnel are just doing their jobs, just like diplomats from every other country.

China has a long record of broken commitments; it's their duty under the Vienna Conventions, to which China is a party, to treat our diplomats and consular officers with due respect and take all appropriate steps to prevent any attack on their person, freedom or dignity.

She also added that China has many “broken promises.”

Earlier, the Chinese Foreign Ministry called on the United States to stop interfering in the affairs of Hong Kong.