China News Service, December 11th. According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, regarding the British Secretary of the Interior meeting with the "Hong Kong Independence" activist Luo Guancong, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the UK said in response to a reporter's question that the British Secretary of the Interior Patel was grandiose. Meeting the wanted by the Chinese police, brazenly supported the "Hong Kong independence" elements, seriously interfered in China's internal affairs and judicial sovereignty, seriously violated international law and basic norms of international relations, and completely violated the British side's position of not supporting "Hong Kong independence".
Screenshot of the website of the Chinese Embassy in the UK
The following is the full text of the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom:
Reporter: According to media reports, British Home Secretary Patel recently met with Luo Guancong from Hong Kong and others, and said that he would honor his commitment to protect and defend the freedom of Hong Kong people.
Does the Chinese Embassy have any comment on this?
Embassy spokesperson: Luo Guancong, founding chairman of the "Hong Kong Independence" organization "Hong Kong All Wills", is suspected of inciting secession, colluding with foreign countries or endangering national security and is being wanted by the Hong Kong police.
The British Secretary of the Interior Patel met with Chinese police wanted criminals blatantly and brazenly supported the "Hong Kong independence" elements, severely interfered in China's internal affairs and judicial sovereignty, severely violated international law and the basic norms of international relations, and completely violated the British side's non-support for "Hong Kong independence" ”Position.
China expresses its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this, and urges the UK to immediately correct its mistakes and take measures to eliminate the adverse effects.
Since the return of Hong Kong, the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy have been practically implemented, and Hong Kong people have enjoyed unprecedented democracy and freedom.
In contrast, during the British colonial rule, Hong Kong people never enjoyed democracy, human rights and freedom.
Hong Kong has been returned to the motherland for 23 years, but the British side still fails to recognize the fact that Hong Kong has become a special administrative region of China. It keeps saying that it must "protect" and "defend" the freedom that it never gave to Hong Kong people during its colonial rule, and even insisted on going against itself. Commitment to change the arrangement of British Nationals (Overseas) (BNO), this is a typical colonial mentality!
Hong Kong has returned to China. Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs and will never allow any foreign countries to interfere in any way. The Chinese government’s determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests is unwavering, its determination to fully and accurately implement the "one country, two systems" policy, its determination to implement the Hong Kong National Security Law, and its determination to oppose any interference in Hong Kong affairs by external forces. shift. Britain has no sovereignty, governance, supervision, or "responsibility" for Hong Kong after the return. We advise the British side to rein in the precipice, do not make mistakes again and again, and immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and interfering in China's internal affairs in any way, otherwise they will inevitably shoot themselves in the foot.