TOKYO, Nov 25 — Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi today told his Chinese counterpart that he is highly concerned about the Hong Kong situation and it is important that a free and open Hong Kong keeps on prospering under the "one country, two systems” model, a Japanese government official said.

The official talked to a media briefing after a meeting in Tokyo between Motegi and China’s state councillor and foreign minister, Wang Yi.

Prolonged pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong are posing the biggest popular challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he came to power in 2012. — Reuters