China bars U.S. ship from Hong Kong Posted by Scott Manning on March 26, 2002 | Comments (0)

China has refused permission for a U.S. warship to make a port call in Hong Kong in early April, the U.S. consulate in the territory has confirmed.

According to spokeswoman Barbara Zigli the formal rejection came on March 18, but no reason was given by the Chinese authorities. The destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur, based in Japan, had applied to visit Hong Kong between April 5 and 9 for what was described as a "routine port call." Full Story...