In response to a recent statement by the united states department of state accusing the chinese central government and the hong kong sar of undermining freedom of the press, xhao liqin, spokesman for the foreign ministry, said at a regular press conference, in response to questions, that the united states should put an end to hypocritical double standards and interfere in china's internal affairs in the name of so-called freedom。
Zhao lichin said that since the implementation of the national security law, hong kong had returned to normal and that freedom of the press was better guaranteed in a safe, stable and rule of law environment, a fact that could not be denied by anyone without prejudice。
He said that united states support for freedom of the press was false and that stability in hong kong was real. Freedom of the press is deteriorating in the united states, where at least 117 journalists were reportedly arrested or detained in 2020, 12 times more than in 2019. If the united states government is not afraid of the truth and confident, why pursue the extradition of assange? “the united states should put an end to hypocritical double standards and stop interfering in china's internal affairs in the name of so-called freedom.”
According to zhao lichian, the arrest of individuals suspected of complicity in the publication of incitement publications and the freezing of assets by the police of the hksar in accordance with the law are necessary and legitimate to uphold the rule of law and to maintain public order in hong kong, and have nothing to do with freedom of the press and expression。
He said that hong kong was a society governed by the rule of law and that the legal rights and freedoms of hong kong residents, including freedom of the press and expression, were fully guaranteed by law. However, freedom of the press and freedom of expression cannot be a “bulwark” of criminal behaviour. Press work in the hksar must be carried out in strict compliance with the laws of china and the hksar and violators must bear the legal consequences。
“no state, organization or individual has the right to intervene in hong kong. Some outside powers have spoken out against the hong kong sar police for enforcing the law under the guise of freedom of the press, completely reversing the black and white and confusing。
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