Your current location:HOME >travel >Washington urged to respect rule of law in Hong Kong 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 14:18:46 Source: Internet compilationEdit:travel
China will take resolute countermeasures if the United States imposes visa restrictions on Hong Kong
China will take resolute countermeasures if the United States imposes visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, urging Washington to stop meddling in the region's affairs by any means.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the decision in a statement regarding the 2024 Hong Kong Policy Act Report, which was released on Friday.
Blinken said the visa curbs will be imposed on multiple Hong Kong officials "responsible for the intensifying crackdown on rights and freedoms".
The statement did not mention the officials who would be targeted.
China deplores and opposes the so-called report, and has made serious demarches to the U.S., Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a daily news conference.
Wang said Washington released the report to discredit the Law on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the region's electoral system and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.
It also slanders Hong Kong's democracy, rule of law as well as human rights and freedom, he added.
Wang slammed the report for "confusing right and wrong and calling white as black", saying that the move severely interfered with Hong Kong affairs, which is China's domestic affairs, and violated the principles of international law and the basic norms governing international relations.
After the implementation of the national security law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, as well as revising and improving the electoral system, Hong Kong has been equipped with a solid barrier that safeguards national security, the spokesman said.
It also ensures the implementation of the principle of patriots administering Hong Kong, Wang said.
Rights safeguarded
Such practices have protected Hong Kong's prosperity and stability, and safeguarded Hong Kong residents' various rights and freedoms in accordance with the law.
Hong Kong has restored order and is set to thrive, Wang said, adding that the "one country, two systems" is implemented steadily on the right track.
The spokesman stressed that the Chinese government has unwavering resolve in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, implementing the "one country, two systems", and opposing external interference in Hong Kong affairs.
Beijing urged Washington to earnestly respect China's sovereignty and the rule of law in Hong Kong, he said.
Adams, Reyna, Turner, Ream are US concerns ahead of Copa America2024-05-21 14:12
Alabama committee advances ban on LGBTQ+ pride flags in classrooms2024-05-21 14:09
26 Republican attorneys general sue to block Biden rule requiring background checks at gun shows2024-05-21 13:43
JANE GREEN: The shameful truth about Barbra Streisand's acid2024-05-21 13:37
Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over fitness and form2024-05-21 13:10
Rangers rookie Matt Rempe doesn't mind playing the villain role in the NHL playoffs2024-05-21 13:05
How well do you know the Kentucky Derby? Try the AP quiz2024-05-21 12:39
West Virginia GOP County Commissioners removed from office after arrest for skipping meetings2024-05-21 12:14
Minnesota Uber and Lyft driver pay package beats deadline to win approval in Legislature2024-05-21 12:02
Tom Cruise, 61, is 'flattered' at being on 382024-05-21 11:46
Amtrak train hits pickup truck in upstate New York, 3 dead including child2024-05-21 14:03
Rangers rookie Matt Rempe doesn't mind playing the villain role in the NHL playoffs2024-05-21 13:38
USC and UCLA to play two men's basketball games apiece at Big Ten's easternmost schools2024-05-21 13:37
Duane Eddy, twangy guitar hero of early rock, dead at age 862024-05-21 13:23
Devout Christian doctor, 68, who punched dementia2024-05-21 13:20
Baby Reindeer stars Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning are arm2024-05-21 12:55
John Mulaney reveals he cracked his teeth trying to get off benzo drugs Xanax and Klonopin2024-05-21 12:25
Tom Cruise 'hires hawks' to prevent pigeon chaos during Mission Impossible 8 filming in London2024-05-21 12:00
Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo2024-05-21 11:57
The White House has a new curator. Donna Hayashi Smith is the first Asian American to hold the post2024-05-21 11:55