The United States on Wednesday condemned the recent arrest of Hong Kong student democracy activists as another sign of China's national security law curtailing freedoms but declined to comment on a report that Hong Kong asylum-seekers were turned away by the U.S. consulate general."Due to privacy considerations, we cannot comment," a U.S. State Department spokesperson said in a statement when asked about a South China Morning Post report that four activists entered the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong on Tuesday in a bid to claim asylum, but were rejected.The official noted, "Asylum can only be …READ FULL ARTICLE
