FILE PHOTO: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell speaks to reporters as he arrives at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - David Stilwell, the U.S. State Department's top official for East Asia, said on Wednesday he welcomed news that Hong Kong's leader would hold open dialogue with the city's residents.
"It does give them both a voice that they asked for and the option to execute their choice of government," Stilwell told a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.
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