Japan refuses to join a statement accusing China of Hong Kong’s security law

On May 29, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of foreign affairs of China, a foreign media reporter asked that on May 28, the four foreign ministers of the United States, Britain, Australia and Canada issued a joint statement saying that the legislative decision on Hong Kong related national security adopted by the National People’s Congress of China violated the international obligations stipulated in the principles of the joint statement of China and Britain and damaged the framework of one country, two systems. What is China’s comment on this ?

In response, Zhao Lijian, a spokesman, said that the countries concerned made comments and accusations and interfered in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs roughly. China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this and has made solemn representations to relevant countries.

“In any country in the world, whether it is a single system or a federal system, the national security legislation belongs to the national legislative right. It has always been the central authority to maintain national security, which is the case in any country.” Zhao Lijian said that looking around the world, no country is allowed to engage in actions endangering national security such as splitting the country on its own territory. “With the resumption of China’s exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997, all the rights and obligations related to the UK stipulated in the China UK Joint Declaration have been fulfilled.” He said.

Zhao Lijian pointed out that after Hong Kong’s return, the legal basis for the Chinese government to govern the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the constitution of the people’s Republic of China and the basic law of Hong Kong. “The countries concerned do not have any legal basis, nor are they entitled to invoke the China UK Joint Declaration to make a statement about Hong Kong affairs.” “Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong. No one is more concerned about the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and the fundamental well-being of Hong Kong residents than the central government. No one is more determined than the central government to fully and accurately implement the principle of one country, two systems and the basic law,” he said