China will 'not allow' G-20 to discuss Hong Kong: senior official

Demonstrations 'purely an internal affair,' Beijing insists

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Protesters carry British flags as they block the lobby of the Hong Kong Revenue Tower in Hong Kong on June 24. © AP

TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- The Chinese government is determined to keep the recent demonstrations in Hong Kong off the table at the Group of 20 summit in Japan later this week, a senior Foreign Ministry official indicated Monday.

"What I can tell you for sure is that the G-20 will not discuss the Hong Kong issue," said Zhang Jun, assistant minister of foreign affairs, in response to a question at a press briefing here.

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