Pro-Hong Kong independence protesters demonstrate near the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong, China August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pro-China groups rallied outside Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) on Tuesday over a speech by an independence activist that has riled Beijing and sparked debate about the viability of the city's freedoms.
The invitation to Andy Chan, a founder of the Hong Kong National Party, drew strong criticism this month from China's Foreign Ministry which urged the club to cancel the speech. The FCC pressed on with the event.
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