China firmly opposes certain Western countries interfering in China's internal affairs, smearing and undermining Hong Kong's rule of law, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday sentenced 45 people to jail over subversion in accordance with the "Hong Kong National Security Law", on which certain Western countries made some comments and criticisms.
On the issue, Li Jian, the spokesman, said "Hong Kong is a society under the rule of law. To abide by the law and bring lawbreakers to justice is a basic principle. No one should be allowed to use 'democracy' as a pretext to engage in unlawful activities and escape justice. Certain Western countries while forgetting the fact that they uphold their own national security through relevant judicial procedures, have made unwarranted criticisms over the fair enforcement of the national security law by Hong Kong's court. This severely violates and tramples on the spirit of the rule of law."
"The Central Government firmly supports the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) in safeguarding national security and punishing all acts that undermine national security in accordance with the law, and firmly opposes the interference of certain Western countries in China's internal affairs and their attempt to smear and undermine Hong Kong's rule of law by using relevant case," Lin said.
China firmly opposes some Western countries interfering in Hong Kong affairs
Competent Chinese authorities have handled the case of suspected espionage activities conducted by Philippine nationals in China strictly in accordance with the facts and law, and will protect the lawful rights and interests of the relevant personnel in processing the case, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Lin Jian, the spokesman, made the statement at a regular press conference in Beijing in response to a media inquiry on a recent case of suspected espionage activities conducted by Philippine nationals in China.
"China's competent departments have released specific information on the suspected espionage activities conducted by Philippine nationals in China. China's judicial organs and other competent authorities have handled the case in strict accordance with the facts and law and will protect the lawful rights and interests of the relevant personnel. The Philippines has recently concocted multiple so-called 'Chinese spy cases'. Without clearly ascertaining the facts, it handled the cases based on the presumption of guilt and has stigmatized and politicized the cases. China firmly opposes this and has lodged serious protests with the Philippines side multiple times. China urges the Philippines to stop shadow-chasing and earnestly protect the lawful rights and interests of Chinese nationals in the country," said the spokesman.
China handles case of suspected espionage by Philippine nationals strictly in line with law: spokesman
China handles case of suspected espionage by Philippine nationals strictly in line with law: spokesman
