Any attempt to interfere in Hong Kong affairs is doomed to fail (Wang Hai Lou)
Recently, the British Foreign Office and some members of the "Media Freedom Alliance" issued a so-called statement, slandering the freedom of the press in Hong Kong and smearing the SAR government's law enforcement.
Their meddling in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs is nothing but a political show of grandstanding.
When it comes to Hong Kong-related issues, some foreign politicians have been shouting in different ways. In essence, they are interfering and exerting pressure in the name of high-sounding.
To understand the Hong Kong issue, two hard facts cannot be avoided: after Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, the constitutional legal basis for the Chinese government to govern Hong Kong is the Chinese Constitution and the Hong Kong Basic Law; Hong Kong affairs are purely China’s internal affairs, and no external forces have the right to interfere.
However, a small number of foreign politicians often ignore the facts and frequently use the Sino-British Joint Declaration to interfere in Hong Kong affairs.
Not only that, but their shyness of acting as a teacher has also occurred frequently.
In addition to the stunt of "press freedom", they also insisted on slandering and making trouble under the guise of "democracy" and "human rights", talking about Hong Kong affairs, interfering in China's internal affairs through domestic legislation and so-called unilateral sanctions, and smearing the SAR government, Hong Kong police and The new electoral system staged a clumsy political farce.
Do a few foreign politicians really care about Hong Kong?
It's weird to really care.
Don't you see, when the "black rioters" clamored for "speculation" and wantonly undermined the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, these Western politicians actually called it a "beautiful landscape".
They secretly instigated a "color revolution" first, and in turn asked the UN Security Council to discuss Hong Kong-related national security legislation.
They made irresponsible remarks on the legislation of the National Security Law for Hong Kong and the election of the SAR Legislative Council, stigmatizing "one country, two systems" as "one country, one system".
All of these are different.
These acts are not only a wanton trampling on international law and norms of international relations, but also a deliberate distortion of the successful practice of "One Country, Two Systems", and a gross interference and destruction of Hong Kong's democratic development.
They talk a lot about "democracy", "human rights" and "freedom of the press", but their hearts are filled with outdated colonial mentality and hegemonic thinking.
A discerning person sees it very clearly: these Western politicians are "happy" to interfere in Hong Kong affairs, to support anti-China and chaotic Hong Kong elements, and they are trying to play the "Hong Kong card" to contain China's development.
Hong Kong is stable, but they are in a hurry.
Because these politicians have found that it is now more and more difficult to extend the "black hand" to harm Hong Kong, and it is more and more difficult to realize the "big plan" of obstructing China's development through chaos in Hong Kong.
Unwilling to fail, they always try to provoke trouble, and take the opportunity to release so-called statements and remarks that confuse right and wrong, and continue to disrupt Hong Kong affairs.
However, no matter how unwilling he is, his finger-pointing can only be reduced to futile muttering, and it cannot shake the general trend of Hong Kong society from chaos to governance, from governance to prosperity.
Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong.
China is unswerving in its determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, and its determination to fully and accurately implement the "one country, two systems" policy.
The historical trend of Hong Kong's transformation from chaos to governance and from governance to prosperity is irreversible.
Relevant countries, organizations and a handful of politicians should recognize the facts, respect the general trend, and abide by international law and basic norms governing international relations.
It's time to change the tricks and find excuses to interfere with Hong Kong's old problems.
After repeatedly hitting the wall, the relevant politicians should have understood a truth long ago: any attempt to play the "Hong Kong card" to contain China's development is tantamount to fooling around and doomed to failure.
(Author: Ren Chengqi is a commentator for this newspaper)