China lashes back over British remarks on Hong Kong protests

China's foreign ministry lashed back Wednesday at remarks by Britain's foreign secretary on the causes of recent anti-government protests in Hong Kong, saying the territory's former colonial master had no right to weigh in on the city's affairs.Geng said Britain restricted Hong Kong's democracy prior to the 1997 handover to Chinese rule and had no authority to discuss matters in the territory, despite the existence of a 1984 agreement that Hong Kong would retain its Western-style economic, legal