HONG KONG (AP) — Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong met with the city’s new U.S. Consul General this week to warn her against interfering in the territory’s internal affairs, his office said in a statement Thursday. Cui Jianchun, commissioner of the Hong Kong office of China’s foreign ministry, met with U.S. top diplomat Julie Eadeh on Tuesday to express concerns about her conduct, the statement said. Beijing’s office overseeing Hong Kong affairs reposted articles from pro-Beijing media outlets that criticized her moves. The tough stance toward the new U.S. top diplomat underlines the ongoing tensions between Beijing and Washington over Hong Kong affairs, in addition to friction over trade, technology and Taiwan. Another article took issue with her inviting former Hong Kong official Anson Chan and former Democratic Party chairwoman Emily Lau to her events.