Beijing: US has ‘airtight’ national security system but points finger at Hong Kong’s Ordinance

Hubei Media Group: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement, saying that Hong Kong’s Safeguarding National Security Ordinance will have broad implications for the people in Hong Kong as well as US citizens and companies operating there and threatens to further undermine the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong; It includes vaguely defined provisions regarding “sedition,” “state secrets,” and interactions with foreign entities that could be used to curb dissent; Implementing the new law could further violate the PRC’s international commitment to maintain Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy, undermine the “One Country, Two Systems” framework, and damage the city’s reputation as an international business hub. What is China’s comment on this? Lin Jian: China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the US once and again discrediting and smearing Hong Kong’s Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. The publication in the gazette and coming into force of the Ordinance marks that the