[PRESSTV] Fresh violence has broken out in Hong Kong as the Chinese territory’s leader visits the mainland for talks with Beijing leaders on the situation in the financial hub.Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam left the city for Beijing on Saturday for a four-day visit to discuss the political and economic situation in the city, which has been rocked by turbulent protests since June.
During a regular duty visit on Monday, Lam met with Prime Minister Li Keqiang, who called for the necessity of stopping chaos and violence in Hong Kong, which according to him is not yet out of its "dilemma."
Li said that Lam’s government "must continue its efforts, end violence and stop the chaos in accordance with the law and restore order."
The two had formerly met in Shanghai in early November when the president said he had "high trust" in Lam.
Xi vows support for Hong Kong leader, police
Lam then sat down for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who hailed the Hong Kong leader’s courage to govern the Asian financial hub in these "most difficult" times.
"The situation in Hong Kong in 2019 was the most complex and difficult since its return to the motherland," Xi told local media in brief comments before the closed-door session.
Xi further pledged "unwavering" support for Lam as well as Hong Kong’s law enforcement forces, expressing hope for unity to get the city back on the right path.
Lam had said that the purpose of her visit was to provide Beijing with "a full account of what has happened in Hong Kong over the past year."