On August 10, in response to a joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of the "Five Eyes Alliance", accusing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government of delaying the Legislative Council elections and "undermining" Hong Kong's democratic process, Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a regular press conference that the statement was "five Another example of the "eye alliance" countries interfering in China's internal affairs and the election of the Hong Kong Legislative Council.
Zhao Lijian emphasized that Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, and the election of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a local election in China. It is purely an internal matter of Hong Kong. No foreign government organization or individual has the right or reason to interfere. In the face of a severe epidemic, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government decided to postpone the election of the 7th Legislative Council. This is a legitimate move to protect the lives and health of Hong Kong citizens and a necessary move to ensure the safety, fairness and fairness of the Legislative Council elections.
Zhao Lijian said, "Regarding the Hong Kong National Security Law, I want to remind individual countries of one fact. At the last meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council, 70 countries supported China's enactment of the Hong Kong National Security Law and condemned the use of the Hong Kong issue to interfere in China's internal affairs. This reflects the international The common voice and fair position of the society. The "Five Eyes Alliance" countries cannot represent the international community at all. The Chinese embassies in relevant countries have lodged solemn representations with the countries concerned." (Reporter Huang Yuqin, editor Lu Jie)
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]