ministry of foreign affairs: hong kong is a society ruled by law, and press freedom cannot become a "shield" for crimes
2024-08-31
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china youth daily client beijing, august 30 (china youth daily/china youth online intern reporter li yue, reporter zhao anqi) in response to the false accusations by the united states, britain, the european union and others that the hong kong court's ruling undermined press freedom, chinese foreign ministry spokesman lin jian refuted it at a regular press conference today, saying that china expresses strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to individual countries and institutions using the hong kong special administrative region's judicial cases to maliciously smear hong kong and interfere in china's internal affairs.
foreign ministry spokesperson lin jian
at the press conference, a reporter asked: on the 29th, the hong kong court ruled that "stand news" and related personnel were guilty of "conspiracy to publish seditious publications". the united states, britain, the european union and others said that the ruling undermined hong kong's press freedom. what is the ministry of foreign affairs' comment on this?
lin jian pointed out that the rights and freedoms enjoyed by hong kong residents in accordance with the law, including press freedom, have always been fully protected, and this fact cannot be slandered. at the same time, hong kong is a society ruled by law, and it is a basic principle that laws must be followed and violations must be punished. press freedom cannot become a "shield" for crimes.
lin jian stressed that china firmly supports the judicial organs of the hong kong special administrative region in performing their duties in accordance with the law, and urges relevant countries and institutions to abide by the principles of international law and basic norms of international relations, respect china's sovereignty and the rule of law in the hong kong special administrative region, and stop interfering in hong kong affairs and china's internal affairs in any way.
source: china youth daily client
