WASHINGTON: The US and China openly clashed over the pro-democracy protests sweeping Hong Kong, with Beijing warning Washington to back off and saying it would not tolerate "illegal acts."

President Barack Obama told visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that the United States "was following developments in Hong Kong closely" when he dropped in on a meeting between Wang and national security advisor Susan Rice, the White House said.

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