China News Agency, Washington, May 28th: The National Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of the United States issued a statement on the 28th, saying that national security legislation involving Hong Kong has dispelled fantasies of anti-China chaos in Hong Kong and has given the separatist forces a head start. At the same time, it also sends a clear signal to the international community that China is firmly defending national sovereignty and national security.
The statement said that in the 23 years since the reunification, Hong Kong has not been able to "self-legislate" Article 23 of the Basic Law, which has directly led to rampant activities by Hong Kong's "Hong Kong independence" organizations and radical violence. In particular, since last year ’s “revision storm”, protracted social unrest has led to escalating street violence, which has seriously damaged Hong Kong ’s prosperity and stability and the normal lives of the people. Chaos continues to spread, causing extremely bad international impact. It also threatens China's national security. It is hoped that Hong Kong-related national security legislation can completely deal with the phenomenon of chaos in Hong Kong according to law and return a safe and stable social environment to Hong Kong.
The statement stated that under the current situation in Hong Kong, it is necessary to establish and improve the legal system and enforcement mechanism of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from the national level to maintain national security, completely change the long-term "non-defense" situation in the field of national security in Hong Kong, and strengthen the maintenance of the country and the Hong Kong region. Security and stability ensure that Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" cause is stable and long-term.
The statement pointed out that no country in the world can allow acts that threaten national security, such as division, subversion, and terror, to take place in its own country, and no country can set international laws to ignore interference in the internal affairs and security legislation of other countries. The accusation and opposition of the United States and other Western countries to Chinese national legislation is neither legal nor possible. (Finish)