[United Nations General Assembly] The United States, Britain, Germany and other 39 countries issued a joint statement to pay serious attention to the situation in Hong Kong and Xinjiang

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Written by: Li Fuyuan

2020-10-07 03:43

Last update date: 2020-10-07 03:44

German Ambassador to the United Nations Christoph Heusgen issued a joint statement on behalf of 39 countries during the General Debate of the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on October 6, expressing serious concerns about the recent developments in Hong Kong and the human rights situation in Xinjiang.

The statement stated that it is concerned that many provisions in the "Hong Kong National Security Law" do not comply with China's international legal obligations, and call on China to safeguard Hong Kong's autonomy, rights and freedoms and respect the independence of Hong Kong's judicial institutions; the statement also urges China to respect human rights , Especially the rights of the people of Xinjiang and Tibet, and pointed out that they are very concerned about the Chinese authorities using "re-education camps" to detain Uyghurs, and called on China to allow the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and independent observers to enter Xinjiang immediately, meaningfully and without restrictions. .

The 39 countries with joint declarations include Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, and Croatia. ), Denmark (Denmark), Estonia (Estonia), Finland (Finland), France (France), Haiti (Haiti), Honduras (Honduras), Iceland (Iceland), Ireland (Ireland), Italy (Italy), Japan ( Japan), Latvia (Latvia), Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein), Lithuania (Lithuania), Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand ), North Macedonia (North Macedonia), Norway (Norway), Palau (Palau), Poland (Poland), Slovakia (Slovakia), Slovenia (Slovenia), Spain (Spain), Sweden (Sweden), Switzerland (Switzerland), United States, United Kingdom and Germany.

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In addition, Cuba made a joint statement on behalf of 45 countries, saying that it firmly supports China's anti-terrorism and de-radicalization measures in Xinjiang and opposes the politicization of human rights issues. It also pointed out that Xinjiang has not had violent terrorist cases for more than three consecutive years and China insists on opening up. We have invited more than 1,000 diplomats, officials of international organizations, journalists, and religious figures to visit Xinjiang, and emphasized that basic facts should be respected on Xinjiang-related issues, and no groundless accusations and unreasonable interference should be made against China out of political motives and prejudices. .

Pakistan also spoke on behalf of 55 countries, resolutely opposed to interfering in China’s internal affairs through Hong Kong affairs, and stressed that non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign countries is an important principle of the UN Charter and a basic norm of international relations. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is an inseparable part of China. Hong Kong Affairs are China’s internal affairs, and the outside world should not interfere. China’s formulation and implementation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region National Security Law is a legitimate measure to maintain national security and is conducive to the stability and long-term development of "one country, two systems."

Zhang Jun, China's representative to the United Nations, pointed out that the actions of the United States and other countries went against the trend of history, and criticized Germany and others for "selective blindness" and practice double standards.

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