China charges Chinese citizen of Belize for meddling in HK

China will prosecute a Belizean citizen who lives in China for his alleged involvement in providing funds to "meddle" in Hong Kong affairs, a newspaper backed by the ruling Communist Party reported on Friday, Reuters reports.

The Guangzhou Daily, official party newspaper of the southern Chinese city, said security authorities concluded their investigation against Lee Henley Hu Xiang to the Guangzhou prosecutorate. Lee will be prosecuted, the report said.

Lee, a Belizean citizen, was arrested in November in Guangzhou. His whereabouts are unknown and he is uncontactable. He has made no public comments on the charges.

"Investigations by the national security agency confirmed that the suspect provided a large amount of funds to hostile elements in the United States, colluded with foreign anti-China forces to intervene in Hong Kong affairs, and funded the implementation of criminal activities that endangered our national security," the paper said.

On Deember 2, the China Daily citing the Guangzhou Daily, reported that state security authorities in Guangdong province have arrested two men for alleged involvement in Hong Kong riots and endangering national security, Guangzhou Daily reported on Saturday.

Lee Henley Hu Xiang, a Belizean businessman who lives in China, was arrested on November 26 by the Guangzhou State security bureau for "allegedly funding criminal activities that endanger national security" after approval by the city's procuratorate, the paper reported.

"Lee had long funded hostile forces based in the United States, sponsoring foreign organizations and individuals to damage the country's national security, supporting anti-China activities in Hong Kong and cooperating with external forces to intervene in Hong Kong affairs," the paper said.