Beijing: China’s foreign ministry has dismissed US President Joe Biden’s statement on the closure of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper and asked Washington to stop interfering in the country’s internal affairs.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Friday that Hong Kong falls under China’s internal affairs. He urged Washington to respect facts and stop obstructing law enforcement in the special administrative region, reported NHK World.
Zhao said that US actions are interfering in China’s internal affairs and referred to the arrests of the paper’s senior members for allegedly violating the national security law of Hong Kong.
He said the law is aimed at cracking down on a handful of people who are seriously harming national security and safeguarding the rights and freedom of a large number of people in Hong Kong, including freedom of the press.