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Liu Guangyuan is appointed as the Special Commissioner of the Hong Kong Commissioner’s Office.

2021-05-22T03:08:16.708Z


Xinhua News Agency reported today (May 19) that the Central People’s Government has decided to appoint Liu Guangyuan as a special commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and exempt Xie Feng from the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.


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Written by: Lin Jian

2021-05-19 15:39

Last update date: 2021-05-19 15:39

Xinhua News Agency reported today (May 19) that the Central People's Government has decided to appoint Liu Guangyuan as a special commissioner of the Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and remove Xie Feng from the post of special commissioner of the Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Liu Guangyuan has been stationed in many countries. Before serving as a special commissioner, he served as China's ambassador to Poland to promote the construction of the "Belt and Road" in Central and Eastern Europe.

He has not spoken much on Hong Kong affairs in the past, but since March this year, he has written long articles and accepted interviews on the central government’s revision of Hong Kong’s electoral system, and refuted Western countries’ remarks on the Xinjiang issue.

Liu Zhaojia, vice president of the National Society for Hong Kong and Macau Studies, said that the appointment of such diplomats is quite normal in China’s officialdom. However, given that Hong Kong is currently in a strategic position where China and the West are competing, it is expected that Liu Guangyuan’s work style will be more aggressive in the future, courageously responding Refutes Western countries' remarks on China-Hong Kong issues.

Once said that China's human rights achievements are "worthy of respect"

Liu Guangyuan has served as China's ambassador to Poland since 2018. In the past, he has served as ambassador to Kenya and director of the Foreign Security Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During his stay in Poland, Liu Guangyuan put great emphasis on promoting the construction of the "Belt and Road" in Central and Eastern Europe.

In September 2019, he accepted an interview with China Central Television and pointed out that Poland has a clear geographical advantage in participating in the construction of the “Belt and Road”, and is located at the “crossroads” of Europe; Poland’s population accounts for 1/3 of the total population of Central and Eastern Europe, and its GDP accounts for one third of the total population of Central and Eastern Europe. The total GDP of Central and Eastern Europe is 1/3, and the bilateral trade volume between China and Poland also accounts for 1/3 of the total trade volume between China and Central and Eastern Europe. It has an advantage in terms of "volume"; Poland is also an emerging economy, and its development speed in recent years is the same as that of EU countries. Forefront.

In contrast, before this year, Liu Guangyuan had not many remarks related to Hong Kong affairs.

However, in March this year, he wrote a signed article in the Polish "Tribune" entitled "Promise for a Better Future for Hong Kong", strongly supporting the central government to revise Hong Kong's electoral system.

In the same month, he also received an exclusive interview in the "Tribune" and mentioned that improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region election system is "it is not too late to make up for it" and "the way of all benefits, keep pace with the times", and exclude anti-China chaos Hong Kong elements from Hong Kong administration. In addition to the ruling team, they criticized anti-China rioters in Hong Kong for "inciting division, creating riots, advocating "Hong Kong independence", seriously endangering national security, and trampling on the bottom line of "one country, two systems"."

In the same month, Liu Guangyuan also published a signed article entitled "China's Human Rights Achievements Worth Respect" in the "Tribune", interpreting State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi's speech at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Liu Guangyuan pointed out that the reform and opening up has lifted 770 million rural people out of poverty in China, accounting for more than 70% of the global poverty reduction population during the same period.

He also criticized politicians in certain countries for accusing China of "genocide," "forced labor," and "religious oppression" in Xinjiang, which are "malicious political hype out of nothing", saying that "workers of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang choose occupations according to their own wishes and enjoy All labor rights and personal freedom have never been restricted."

Liu Zhaojia predicts that Liu Guangyuan's work style will be more aggressive and courageous to refute Western opinions.

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Liu Zhaojia: Sending to Hong Kong to handle diplomatic work must be a highly regarded figure

Liu Zhaojia said that the appointment and removal of personnel of officials dispatched by the central government to Hong Kong is a common occurrence, and they will be transferred once in a few years.

However, he pointed out that he should pay special attention to the fact that the Western countries continue to accuse China through Hong Kong and affect China’s international status and reputation. The United States has even elevated the Sino-US game to the level of "the struggle between democratic freedom and authoritarian politics" and unite with others. Western allies attacked China.

Against this background, China has also changed its previous relatively tolerant foreign policy in recent years, refuting Western comments on China’s internal affairs more "bravely and aggressively". Hong Kong is now at the forefront of the game between China and the West and has been sent to Hong Kong to handle foreign affairs. The working official must be a very important person in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Because of this, Liu Zhaojia believes that the work of the Commissioner's Office in Hong Kong will inevitably be more important in the future. He will respond more strongly to hostile actions and criticisms from the West. "How can the commissioner be silent in this political situation? His role will continue to be strengthened, and he must be more aggressive in countering Western opinions and safeguarding national sovereignty.” Therefore, he expects that Liu Guangyuan's work style will become more aggressive in the above-mentioned environment.

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