SCIO briefing on the position and views on the current situation of Hong Kong
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The Straits Times:
China has repeatedly accused the U.S. of being the "black hands" behind the Hong Kong protests without substantiating these claims. What evidence do you have with this? And also, who are the so-called foreign-backed protestors you talk about and how are you dealing with them? Thank you.
Yang Guang:
Thank you. You have asked a broad question. The spokespersons of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have repeatedly commented on this issue before. Since you've asked, however, I would like to answer this question as well.
We can find evidence or clues of their interference you mentioned from open reports. Since the start of the revision of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in February, some Western politicians and the Taiwan authorities have been meddling publicly and making many irresponsible remarks, calling black as white. Let's briefly look at some examples. On March 21, a date much earlier than previous years, the U.S. State Department issued its 2019 report on the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act and assessed Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy as "diminished," and made many statements that were really nonsense, saying the revision to the extradition law would threaten the rule of law in Hong Kong and erode the operation of "one country, two systems." For another example, in late March, the United States invited some of the opposition's leading figures to visit America in a high-profile matter, and arranged for the Vice President and the Secretary of State to meet and support them. Less than two months later, senior American officials met with the so-called "Anti-extradition Delegation to the United States and Canada" led by certain opposition figures. On June 13, some U.S. lawmakers reaffirmed the so-called "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act," stating their intention to regularly review or adjust their policies on Hong Kong and impose sanctions on certain relevant officials. In June, Nancy Pelosi made a famous remark, calling the demonstrations in Hong Kong "a beautiful sight to behold." On June 25, former British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt asked Hong Kong to investigate the clashes that had happened on June 12. On July 8, the U.S. Vice President and Secretary of State met separately with Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, openly discussing the issue of Hong Kong's amendment to extradition laws and Hong Kong's autonomy level under "one country, two systems." There is much more evidence, but I will not take up your time to cite them one by one. I think the remarks mentioned here have something in common, that is, to support and embolden the protestors, and interfering in Hong Kong affairs. The fact that the situation in Hong Kong has deteriorated, and some violent activists dare to unscrupulously carry out illegal activities and openly challenge the bottom line of the principle of "one country, two systems," I think, has something to do with some Western politicians' irresponsible remarks and instigation. Their "contributions" to the chaos in Hong Kong are very impressive.
Recently, Yang Jiechi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, the state councilor and foreign minister, accused Western forces of interfering in Hong Kong affairs. Tung Chee-hwa, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also pointed out that the dirty forces behind this political storm were part of the anti-China forces hostile to the country's development. Their purpose, fundamentally, is to turn Hong Kong into a battleground for the international game and to make Hong Kong a base against the central government, using it as a pawn to contain China. This statement is righteous and stern, revealing their bad intentions.
Here, I would like to emphasize that our principle and position is that Hong Kong belongs to China, and we will never allow any foreign country to interfere in its affairs. We urge those politicians who say nice things yet actually sow the seeds of social hatred and opposition to behave themselves. We urge them to keep a clear head, recognizing their tactic won't work. As I have just said, the fate of Hong Kong will be decided by all Chinese people including Hong Kong compatriots. Stop ridiculously "acting as an ant try to shake a giant tree." Thank you.
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