NAGOYA -- The U.S. is looking at its options in case the Hong Kong protests result in a violent crackdown, a high-ranking State Department official told Nikkei Saturday, noting that the high degree of autonomy the territory once enjoyed has now become "diminished."
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US looks at contingency plan in case of violent Hong Kong crackdown
Territory's 'high degree of autonomy' in retreat, State Department official says
The People's Liberation Army soldiers at the Stonecutters Island naval base in Hong Kong. © Reuters
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