news

wang yi to attend the 14th brics high-level representatives meeting on security affairs

chinese foreign ministry spokesman mao ning announced on the 9th: at the invitation of russian federation security council secretary sergei shoigu, member of the political bureau of the cpc central committee and director of the central foreign affairs officeas usual, wang yi will attend the 14th brics high-level representatives meeting on security affairs in st. petersburg, russia from september 11 to 12.

at the regular press conference that day, mao ning introduced the arrangements for director wang yi's participation in the meeting and china's expectations for the meeting. she said,during the meeting, china will exchange views with brics partners on the current international security situation, major international and regional issues, and make political preparations for the 16th brics leaders' meeting.

the world today is full of turmoil and various security challenges are complex and severe. as an important platform for cooperation between emerging markets and developing countries, the brics countries have always been committed to maintaining world peace, promoting common development, practicing multilateralism, and promoting global governance in a more just and reasonable direction. this brics conference is the first after the historic expansion of the brics. china looks forward to working with brics partners to consolidate the brics strategic partnership, further enrich the connotation of brics cooperation in the field of political security, inject new impetus into the "greater brics cooperation", and contribute positive forces to maintaining world peace and security.

china strongly condemns us's "updated hong kong business warning"

a reporter asked: on the 6th, the us government issued a so-called "updated hong kong business warning" stating that the hong kong national security law and the hong kong "national security ordinance" that came into effect in march further eroded hong kong's basic freedoms and human rights, and that us companies operating in hong kong are increasingly facing the same risks as in mainland china. what is china's comment?

mao ning:the us has concocted the so-called "updated hong kong business warning", unreasonably slandering hong kong's national security laws and smearing hong kong's business environment. china firmly opposes this and strongly condemns it.after the introduction of the hong kong national security law and the "ordinance on safeguarding national security", hong kong's rule of law and business environment have improved, and the foundation for its long-term prosperity and stability has been further consolidated.

according to the latest report of the hong kong special administrative region government, the number of newly established local companies and non-local companies registered in hong kong in the first half of this year hit a record high. the 2024 world competitiveness yearbook shows that hong kong's competitiveness ranks fifth in the world. last year, hong kong ranked fourth in the world in terms of the amount of foreign direct investment it attracted, and hong kong is the world's tenth largest commodity trading economy.

the us should respect objective facts, respect china's sovereignty and the rule of law in hong kong, and be prudent in its words and actions on issues related to hong kong.

china news service (cns1952)comprehensive from china news network