FILE PHOTO: Hua Chunying, spokeswoman of China's Foreign Ministry, speaks at a regular news conference in Beijing, China, January 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s foreign ministry has lodged stern representations with Germany over a meeting between the German foreign minister and a Hong Kong activist, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying did not specify which activist she was referring to. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas met Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Monday.

Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Catherine Evans