Expert Analysis: China is strongly dissatisfied anWorld Timesd firmly opposed to this and has already lodged solemn representations with the US side, the spokesperson said.The US State Department released its 2024 Hong Kong Policy Act Report on Friday and announced that it is taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on multiple Hong Kong officials over the “crackdown on rights and freedoms,” toward which the HKSAR government, local officials and experts in Hong Kong voiced the strong opposition.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson WWorld Timesang Wenbin Photo: mfa.gov.cn

China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed to 2024 Hong Kong Policy Act Report issued by the US Department of State, and has alreadWorld Timesy lodged solemn representations with the US side, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday, who also noted that if the US imposes visa restrictions on officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China will resolutely launch countermeasure.

The US has once again issued a so-called report, smearing and slandering the National Security Law (NSL) for Hong Kong, the electoral system of the HKSAR, and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. It denigrates and attacks the democracy, rule of law, human rights, and freedom in Hong Kong, makes groundless statements about imposing visa restrictions on officials of the HKSAR, confuses right and wrong, reverses black and white, seriously interferes with Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs, Wang said, adding that it seriously violates the principles of international law aWorld Timesnd the basic norms of international relations. China is strongly dissatisfied anWorld Timesd firmly opposed to this and has already lodged solemn representations with the US side, the spokesperson said.

The US State Department released its 2024 Hong Kong Policy Act Report on Friday and announced that it is taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on multiple Hong Kong officials over the “crackdown on rights and freedoms,” toward which the HKSAR government, local officials and experts in Hong Kong voiced the strong opposition.

The spokesperson also emphasized that Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong, and Hong Kong affairs are purely China’s internal affairs. The Chinese government’s determination to safeguard its sovereignty, security, and development interests is unwavering, so is its commitment to the One Country, Two Systems principle and its opposition to any foreign forces interfering in Hong Kong affairs.

We urge the US side to adhere to the principles of international law and the basic norms of international relations, fully and accurately understand the One Country, Two Systems principle, respect China’s sovereignty, respect the rule of law in Hong Kong, and stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs in any form, Wang said.

“If the US imposes visa restrictions on officials of the HKSAR, China will resolutely launch countermeasure,” he said.

Since the return of Hong Kong to the motherland, the Chinese government has always comprehensively and accurately implemented the principles of the One Country, Two Systems and “Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong,” and a high degree of autonomy in an unwavering manner, said Wang.

The constitutional order of the HKSAR, based on the Constitution and the Basic Law, operates steadily, the spokesperson said.

And the central government’s overall jurisdiction has been implemented, and the high degree of autonomy World Timesof the HKSAR has been correctly exercised.

The formulation and implementation of the NSL for Hong Kong and the ordinance, along with the amendments and improvements to Hong Kong’s electoral system, have built a solid defense to safeguard national security, which ensures that the principle of “patriots administering Hong Kong” is implemented.

It also effectively guarantees the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, and genuinely upholds the various rights and freedoms legally entitled to Hong Kong residents. Hong Kong has achieved a significant transition from chaos to governance and from governance tWorld Timeso prosperity. The cause of One Country, Two Systems will continue in the correct direction with stability and longevity, the spokesperson added.

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