[Global Times special correspondent in Hong Kong Ye Lan Global Times reporter Chen Qingqing] The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong stated on February 23 that it had met with the US Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau to make stern representations and draw "three red lines".
Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily reported on the headlines on the 23rd that the spokesperson of the Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong responded to inquiries on the same day and said that Commissioner Liu Yuanyuan had recently met with the US Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau, Mel Rurui, and discussed the recent events between the US Consul General and the Consulate General. A series of erroneous words and deeds interfering in Hong Kong affairs made solemn representations, expressed strong dissatisfaction, and urged them to abide by the professional ethics of diplomats and not to go further down the wrong path.
China has drawn the "three red lines" for the US Consul General and the Consulate General, which require the US not to jeopardize China's national security, not engage in political infiltration in Hong Kong, and not slander and undermine Hong Kong's development prospects.
When attending an online forum in January, Melvin claimed that in the four months since he served as the consul general in Hong Kong and Macau, he has seen "political suppression" in Hong Kong, a decline in the rule of law, and 15,000 American citizens in Hong Kong have moved to live in other cities in the past three years.
He also falsely claimed that the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress interpreted the Hong Kong National Security Law, which expanded the powers of executive agencies and weakened the independence of the judiciary.
The Commissioner's Office in Hong Kong then severely condemned Mel Rurui, criticizing him as a senior US diplomat stationed in Hong Kong and Macau for turning a blind eye to the current good situation in Hong Kong, constantly slandering Hong Kong's rule of law and freedom, supporting anti-China chaos in Hong Kong, and bad-mouthing Hong Kong's development prospects. It exposed its sinister intention to disrupt Hong Kong and contain China.
Recently, some people in the United States have continued to support the anti-China chaos in Hong Kong.
At the beginning of this month, relevant agencies and members of the U.S. Congress published fallacies related to Hong Kong, arguing that the SAR court tried the case of 47 illegal "primary elections", and blatantly defaming the human rights and rule of law in Hong Kong.
The spokesperson of the Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong retorted that on the eve of the nomination of the candidates for the seventh Hong Kong SAR Legislative Council in 2020, some anti-China rioters took the opportunity to collude with the organization of the so-called primary election, fabricate false public opinion, and attempt to seize control of the Legislative Council. It is shutting down the SAR government and coercing the central government and the SAR government.
This despicable political method not only seriously interferes with and undermines the democratic election system stipulated in the Basic Law of Hong Kong, but is also suspected of violating the crime of subversion of state power stipulated in the Hong Kong National Security Law.
Liu Zhaojia, a consultant of the National Association for Hong Kong and Macau Studies, who once served as the chief advisor of the central policy group of the SAR government, told the Global Times reporter on the 23rd that it was a "rare" meeting with the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong. Some words and deeds are detrimental to national security, Hong Kong's prosperity and stability, Hong Kong's international reputation and Hong Kong's investment environment, so I warn the United States.
Liu Zhaojia said that anti-China rioters in Hong Kong have been suppressed by the Hong Kong National Security Law. Under such circumstances, the Chinese government cannot tolerate the United States and the West replacing anti-China rioters in Hong Kong with media, diplomats and intelligence personnel. , especially to incite Hong Kong residents to be dissatisfied with the Central Government and the SAR government and divide Hong Kong society.
Zhu Jiajian, a Hong Kong member of the National Hong Kong and Macau Studies Association and a well-known Hong Kong current affairs commentator, believes that the chaos in Hong Kong cannot be separated from the shadow of American politicians.
In the past, the opposition went to the United States to participate in the activities of American think tanks, discrediting China and Hong Kong; Hong Kong rioters repeatedly went to the United States and were interviewed by politicians. This is an act of supporting the chaos in Hong Kong.
The U.S. Congress, politicians, or former Consul Generals in Hong Kong and Macau often discredit Hong Kong's system and elections, interfere in Hong Kong's judicial trials, and sanction Hong Kong's main officials. These are all interferences in Hong Kong.
He said that Hong Kong has never been an enclave of the United States. The United States cannot control Hong Kong's affairs, let alone control the situation in Hong Kong under the guise of democracy and freedom. This will not work. What the United States does will only disgust Hong Kong citizens. .