Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on May 23 that the EU report on Hong Kong and Macao is indiscriminate, confounds right and wrong, and grossly interferes in China's internal affairs. China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this.
We urge the European side to respect the basic facts, get rid of the old problem of "Master Teacher", immediately stop China's internal affairs in any form, and avoid affecting the development of China-EU relations.
A reporter asked a question. According to reports, the European Union recently released its 2021 Hong Kong-related and Macau-related reports, falsely claiming that Hong Kong's basic freedoms continued to deteriorate, the National Security Law further undermined the "one country, two systems" principle, and that the political rights and fundamental freedoms of the people of Macau continued to deteriorate.
What is the comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this?
Wang Wenbin responded, "The spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the EU and the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong and Macau have respectively stated their solemn positions on this. The two EU reports are indistinguishable from right and wrong, confound right and wrong, and blatantly violate international law and the basic principles of international relations. norms and gross interference in China's internal affairs, we express our strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this."
The spokesman stressed that Hong Kong and Macau affairs are purely China's internal affairs, and no outside interference is allowed.
The Chinese side urges the European side to respect basic facts, view the economic and social development of Hong Kong and Macau and the great achievements of the "one country, two systems" policy in an objective and fair manner, give up arrogance and prejudice, get rid of the old problem of "teacher", and abide by international law and international relations with practical actions. Basic norms, immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong and Macau affairs and China's internal affairs in any form, and avoid affecting the development of China-EU relations.
