The U.S. announced sanctions on four Chinese officials. China urges the U.S. to immediately lift the so-called sanctions

　　China News Service, Beijing, November 10 (Li Jingze) The US has recently imposed additional sanctions on four Chinese officials due to the Hong Kong National Security Law. In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on the 10th that China urges The US immediately stopped interfering in Hong Kong affairs and immediately lifted the so-called sanctions, and should not go further and further down the wrong path.

　　Wang Wenbin pointed out that the relevant actions of the United States blatantly intervened in Hong Kong affairs, grossly interfered in China's internal affairs, and seriously violated international law and basic norms of international relations.

China firmly opposes this and strongly condemns it.

China is a country under the rule of law, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a society under the rule of law, where laws must be followed and violations must be investigated.

　　Wang Wenbin stated that when the national security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been threatened and seriously damaged, and the Special Administrative Region Government is unable to complete the national security maintenance legislation on its own, the Chinese Central Government has established and improved the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's national security legal system and enforcement mechanism at the national level. The purpose is To punish a very small number of criminals who seriously endanger national security and protect the vast majority of law-abiding Hong Kong residents. The Chinese central government firmly supports the relevant departments and personnel of the SAR government in performing their duties and responsibilities in accordance with the law.

　　Wang Wenbin said that Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong, Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs, and no external forces have the right to interfere.

"China urges the US to immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs, immediately lift the so-called sanctions, and not go further and further down the wrong path." (End)