US, China clash over Hong Kong at UN over Beijing's plan to impose new national security legislation on the territory
Chinese Ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters on October 24, 2019.
The US mission to the UN said in a statement that the issue was "a matter of urgent global concern that implicates international peace and security" and therefore warranted the immediate attention of the 15-member council. Washington has questioned China's transparency about the outbreak, which first emerged in Wuhan, China late last year. China has said it was transparent about the virus.
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