Beijing official in Hong Kong warns against foreign meddling
By ZEN SOO Associated Press April 15, 2021 10:20am Text size Copy shortlink:
HONG KONG Beijing s top official in Hong Kong on Thursday warned foreign forces not to interfere with the bottom line of national security in the city, threatening retaliation amid tensions between China and Western powers.
The U.S., Britain and their allies have condemned China s tightening control over Hong Kong s freedoms, including the sweeping national security law and electoral reforms that have all but silenced the once-vibrant opposition in the semi-autonomous territory. When it is time, actions must be taken in relation to any external or foreign
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The China-backed Hong Kong government sentenced several prominent pro-democracy activists to prison on Friday.
A Hong Kong court sentenced Jimmy Lai, a media mogul who is critical of the Chinese Communist Party, to 14 months in prison for protesting against China s crackdown on the city. The court also sentenced four former Hong Kong lawmakers for their role in pro-democracy protests.
The sentencing comes a day after Hong Kong s National Security Education Day, a mandated holiday to commemorate China s enforcement of its national security law on the city. Protesters demonstrated against the law throughout the summer of 2020 for effectively ending the political and legal separation between Hong Kong and China. The protests started in 2019 after China undermined Hong Kong s relative autonomy by forcing the city to comply with
HONG KONG
Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong on Thursday warned foreign forces not to interfere with the “bottom line” of national security in the city, threatening retaliation amid tensions between China and Western powers.
The U.S., Britain and their allies have condemned China’s tightening control over Hong Kong’s freedoms, including the sweeping national security law and electoral reforms that have all but silenced the once-vibrant opposition in the semi-autonomous territory.
“When it is time, actions must be taken in relation to any external or foreign forces that may interfere Hong Kong affairs or attempts to use Hong Kong as a pawn,” said Luo Huining, director of the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong.
Beijing s top official in Hong Kong on Thursday warned foreign forces not to interfere with the bottom line of national security in the city, threatening retaliation amid tensions between China and Western powers. The US, Britain and their allies have condemned China s tightening control over Hong Kong s freedoms, including the sweeping national security law and electoral reforms that have all but silenced the once-vibrant opposition in the semi-autonomous territory. When it is time, actions must be taken in relation to any external or foreign forces that may interfere Hong Kong affairs or attempts to use Hong Kong as a pawn, said Luo Huining, director of the central government s liaison office in Hong Kong.