Beijing, 9 Sep (China News Service) -- In response to individual POLITICIANS in the United States and Britain making irresponsible remarks about the recent law enforcement actions of the Hong Kong police, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular news conference on 9 September that any attempt and action to support anti-China and chaotic Elements in Hong Kong will inevitably suffer a shameful failure.
A reporter asked whether US Secretary of State Blinken and British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Development Raab have made irresponsible remarks about the Hong Kong police's arrest of relevant members of the "Branch Federation" and the Hong Kong National Security Law in accordance with the law.
Zhao Lijian said that the Chinese side expresses strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the legitimate law enforcement actions of some Western politicians who openly slander and slander the Hong Kong police. The arrest of relevant members of the "Branch Federation" who openly oppose the law by the Hong Kong police is a lawful, just and necessary act to firmly defend the authority of the Hong Kong National Security Law and ensure the long-term peace and stability of Hong Kong.
He pointed out that Hong Kong is a society ruled by law, and it is the basic principle of the rule of law that must be followed and those who violate the law must be prosecuted. No one can whitewash their illegal acts under the guise of democracy and freedom, and anyone who violates the Hong Kong National Security Law and other Hong Kong laws must be punished by the law. Since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, national security has been safeguarded, Hong Kong society has returned to the right track, the rule of law and justice have been upheld, and the legitimate rights and freedoms of the vast number of Hong Kong citizens and foreign citizens in Hong Kong have been better guaranteed in a safer environment. Any attack and smear on hong Kong's national security law cannot change this objective fact, nor can it stop the general trend of Hong Kong's transformation from chaos to governance, from governance to prosperity.
Zhao Lijian stressed: Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong, and Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs. China resolutely opposes any external forces using relevant judicial cases to slander Hong Kong's rule of law and interfere in China's internal affairs, and any attempt and action to support anti-China and chaotic Hong Kong elements will surely suffer a shameful failure. (End)
Source: China News Network
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