On Tuesday, 50 Nigerians were inducted into the 2022/2023 cohort of the Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI) at a ceremony attended by U.S. Consul General Will Stevens.
Tsang Chi-kin, 21, who is facing protest-linked charges, survived being shot in the chest in 2019 unrest, and had tried to seek asylum at the US consulate.
Beijing made the demand in retaliation for the closure of China's Houston consulate earlier this week over alleged Chinese espionage. The move was described as a response to "unreasonable measures" by the United States.