HONG KONG: China on Thursday (May 30) told international critics of Hong Kong's security law to "stop interfering" following condemnation of the arrests of seven people for posting "sed
Protesters hold photos of Chow Hang-tung, a pro-democracy protester who was jailed under a national security law during a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in London on Jun 4, 2023. HONG KONG : China on Thursday told international critics of Hong Kong 's security law to"stop interfering" following condemnation of the
They were the first people to be arrested under the"Safeguarding National Security Ordinance" – enacted by Hong Kong in March and commonlyThe European Union had said the arrests suggest that the new legislation"is used to stifle freedom of expression"."We advise individual countries and politicians to face reality squarely, uphold an objective and impartial stance ...
Chow is already serving a more than 30-month jail sentence over other charges, including"unauthorised assembly" for her attempt to publicly commemorate Jun 4.The Chinese foreign ministry office said on Thursday that Chow"continuously published posts with seditious intent on social media, trying to provoke hatred of the public towards the central government and the Hong Kong government".
On Thursday, the United States condemned the arrests"under Hong Kong's repressive new national security law".
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