Top China envoy: US 'fanning flames' of Hong Kong protests

China's top diplomat is accusing the US and other unidentified Western nations of "fanning the flames" of street protests in Hong Kong targeting Beijing and the semi-autonomous region's administration.

State Councilor Yang Jiechi was quoted Friday in an interview with the official Xinhua News Agency as saying those governments were arranging meetings with protest leaders and encouraging them in actions that were undermining Hong Kong's "prosperity, stability and security."