Political situation
Author: Zhai Ruimin
2020-07-15 20:18
Last update date: 2020-07-15 20:18US President Trump signed the "Hong Kong Autonomy Act" this morning (15th) and signed an executive order to cancel the preferential treatment of the United States for Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government issued a solemn statement in the evening, strongly opposed to the signing of the bill into US law by the US authorities, and expressed extreme disgust and strong dissatisfaction with the series of measures introduced by the US Presidential Executive Order.
The spokesman pointed out that, as stated in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the US government’s practices seriously violated international law and basic norms of international relations, and it was gross interference in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs. The SAR Government expressed its extreme regret over this. The SAR government will fully cooperate with the countermeasures that the central government will take and will not allow the US hegemony to succeed.
US President Trump signed the "Hong Kong Autonomy Act" this morning (15th). (AP)
The spokesman said that the United States, out of its own political considerations, used human rights, democracy and autonomy as an excuse to introduce measures in violation of international law. The purpose was to use the Hong Kong issue to create incidents and strike China. What is more annoying is that the United States continues to undermine the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Central Government The relationship under "one country, two systems", and the political slogan "support Hong Kong people" to beautify their bad behavior, are hypocritical. This move is also bound to damage the relationship and common interests between China, the United States and Hong Kong and the United States, and cause great harm to American companies and people.
The spokesman also criticized that the double standards that the United States has routinely adopted are exhaustive, and that measures to rationalize bills and administrative orders by safeguarding national security, but regard the central government’s maintenance of national security legislation for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as a weakening of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s high degree of autonomy. The spokesman pointed out that the US should understand that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is an inseparable part of China. It is a local administrative region that enjoys a high degree of autonomy and is directly under the Central People’s Government. As the highest authority, the National People’s Congress has constitutional powers and responsibilities to enact and maintain the country in the Special Administrative Region. Safe national laws. In view of the increasingly prominent national security risks faced by Hong Kong, especially the escalating violence and social chaos since June last year, the Central Government’s enactment of the “Minato City National Security Law” is a timely, reasonable and reasonable decision.
The spokesman pointed out that in view of the increasingly prominent national security risks faced by Hong Kong, especially the escalating violence and social chaos since June last year, the Central People's Government enacted the National Security Act of the Port Area is a timely, reasonable and reasonable decision. (Profile picture)
The spokesman emphasized that since the reunification, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been strictly implementing the principle of "one country, two systems" in accordance with the provisions of the Basic Law, implementing "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy. The central government has always unswervingly implemented the principle of "one country, two systems," and strictly follows the Constitution and the Basic Law. The Hong Kong SAR enjoys the unique status of a separate customs zone under "one country, two systems", which is conferred on the country's Constitution and the Basic Law, and is recognized by the WTO and other multilateral organizations, rather than granted or revocable by individual countries. In addition, the US side has obtained great benefits in the economic and trade exchanges between the two places. If the US side believes that unilaterally introducing various measures that restrict normal business activities or personnel exchanges will not affect the interests of the United States, it seems to be deceiving itself.
The spokesman said that the SAR Government will carefully study whether the U.S. measures violate the WTO rules and will not rule out taking action under the WTO rules to safeguard the interests of Hong Kong. It also reiterates that the measures of the bill and administrative orders will not have legal effect on Hong Kong’s financial institutions.
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