SCIO briefing on the current situation in Hong Kong
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E-mail China.org.cn, September 4, 2019
CCTV:
As we noticed, the HKMAO said there are signs of terrorism and acts bordering on terrorism in Hong Kong, and that the movement carries the characteristics of a "color revolution." What does the central government think of the nature of the movement? What measures different from the past will be taken? Thank you.
Yang Guang:
Thank you. For your question, I already elaborated on this at the beginning. Therefore, here I would like to add a few more words.
Have the violent crimes in Hong Kong begun to show signs of terrorism? We should examine the facts to obtain the answer. In the past three months, a small number of rioters committed crimes recklessly, in particular, hurting police officers with various heinous acts, and also smashed up shops, paralyzed the airport, disturbed the running of subways and illegally imprisoned innocent citizens. We noticed that the weapons they have been using in their attacks on the police have become increasingly serious and are already in the lethal category. They also used ignominious means to disclose the personal information of individual police officers and their families on the internet, which is illegal. Incomplete statistics show the personal information of about 1,600 police officers have already been disclosed, and some people have talked online openly about killing police officers and bullying their families. Let's then take a look at what happened on Aug. 31. Even if the petrol bombs they threw in the past might be said to be a few, this time, they threw about 100 petrol bombs in the downtown area. They also vandalized subway facilities, and broke into the control room of the subway in a sabotage operation threatening the safe operation of the subway.
They also put forward the slogan "Lan Chao." I did not know the meaning of these two characters at the beginning, so I asked my friends in Hong Kong. They told me it means "pulling others along to die together." I do not know how you feel after hearing this. However, I smell the breath of terror and madness. Another vicious manipulator openly threatened that just let it be even though the current violent criminal activities seriously damage Hong Kong's status as an international financial center. It is evident that they have already reached a point where they will do whatever it takes to achieve their political ends. There are people from more than one organization who have pointed out that their acts now obviously have the nature of terrorism. As for "color revolution," the facts are even clearer. We can see a small number of rioters repeatedly using slogans with "Hong Kong independence" overtones. One example is the ludicrous slogan of "Restoration of Hong Kong, Revolution of the Times," which I mentioned last time. I also noticed recently that they proposed at a rally that "U.K., U.S., Hong Kong in Alliance, To People Sovereignty Belongs." But what is Hong Kong? I already gave a very detailed introduction that Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. What qualifies Hong Kong to ally itself with other countries? As for "To People Sovereignty Belongs," Hong Kong's sovereignty belongs to China and the 1.4 billion Chinese people. Is there any point in discussing this? It can be seen that these people are either ignorant of the laws and the identity of Hong Kong, or they openly want to turn Hong Kong into an independent or semi-independent political entity. Therefore, four words can be seen on their faces, "Fan Zhong (literally means Anti-China)" on the left and "Gang Du (literally means Hong Kong independence)" on the right.
We also noticed that, in the past three months, some Western politicians made frivolous remarks on Hong Kong affairs, sparing no effort to support a few rioters and "Hong Kong independence" activists and glorify their actions. It can be said that they have played a role in aggravating such actions. Therefore, some activists already demonstrate obvious characteristics of "color revolution." Their purposes are to paralyze the HKSAR government, take over the administration of the HKSAR, and make "one country, two systems" exist in name only.
I have one point I wish to make clear. We deeply and clearly know that the majority of the citizens of Hong Kong, including many young students, who were involved in peace marches and rallies, and put forward some other appeals, are entirely different from those who have broken the law, committed violent crimes, and challenged the bottom line of "one country, two systems." However, we must point out that the direction of the current turmoil in Hong Kong is not determined by their will. Under the manipulation of a few rioters and vicious manipulators behind the scenes, the current situation has completely deteriorated. That is why we say that it has come to a crucial moment to uphold the principle of "one country, two systems" and safeguard the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong. All those who love Hong Kong should take concrete actions to draw a clear line between themselves and criminals, and say no to violence and those who undermine the bottom line of the "one country, two systems." Thank you.
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