Chinese government warned American jazz musician Kenny G not to meddle in domestic politics after seeing a photo he posted of him near Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest site.

Beijing government saw the popular jazz musician's post as an expression of support for the movement. Kenny G clarified that he does not support pro-democracy supporters Thursday via social media.

The post that angered the government was a photo of Kenny G on Twitter, standing in front of a pro-democracy sign. He tweeted, "In Hong Kong at the [site] of the demonstration. I wish everyone a peaceful and positive conclusion to this situation."

After Beijing warned him to stay out of their business, he took to Facebook and Twitter to say he is not at all involved with the protests. He said that he was in Hong Kong walking around as a tourist and just so happened to walk by the protest site on his way to perform at Mission Hills.

His Facebook and Twitter accounts read, "I was not trying to defy government with my last post. ... Some fans took my picture, and it is unfair that I am being used by anyone to say that I am showing support for the demonstrators.

"I am not supporting the demonstrators as I don't really know anything about the situation."

He expressed his love for China, being that he has been performing there for over 25 years.

"I only wanted to share my wish for Peace for Hong Kong and for all of China as I feel close to and care about China very much. Please don't mistake my peace sign for any other than a sign for Peace."

According to The Associated Press, Beijing has warned repeatedly that unspecified foreign forces are influencing the protesters in Hong Kong without spelling out who exactly is involved. Hong Kong's Beijing-backed leader, Leung Chun-ying, has also recently taken up the claims.

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