Relatives of 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea by Chinese authorities attend a press conference in Hong Kong, on Saturday (Sept 12, 2020). They called for their family members to be returned to the territory, saying their legal rights were being violated. - AP
BEIJING, Sept 13 (Reuters): The 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities last month were separatists, a spokeswoman for China's foreign ministry said on Sunday, in response to her US counterpart's characterisation of the arrest as a deterioration of human rights.
The comment came a day after relatives of the detainees held a news conference in Hong Kong demanding the urgent return of the 12 who were intercepted by the Guangdong coast guard on Aug 23 on a boat bound for Taiwan.
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