중 "Hong Kong Security Law Opposing United States, Will Definitely Retaliate"
"Hong Kong Democracy Arrestees May Be Tried in Mainland China"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Minwoo Lee] China has warned that it will respond strongly to the United States, which imposed various sanctions after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law (Hong Kong Security Law).
According to local media such as Beigu Youth Daily, on the 1st, Jiang Xiaoming, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, expressed this position at a press conference held at the State Council Information Office in Beijing. Deputy Director Jiang Xiaoming said regarding the U.S. sanctions related to the Hong Kong Security Law, "Some U.S. officials have definitely overstepped their bounds," and warned, "As the old saying goes, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, if the U.S. takes measures, the Chinese government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government will certainly retaliate, and related measures will continue to be issued accordingly."
He referred to the recent U.S. government sanctions against China and mentioned that China has already imposed visa restrictions on U.S. officials involved in Hong Kong affairs. He also emphasized that suspects arrested by the newly established National Security Office in Hong Kong under the Hong Kong Security Law can be tried in mainland China. If such cases actually occur, it is expected that the pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong will be further suppressed in the future.
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Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also described the criticisms from the U.S., the U.K., and other countries regarding the enactment of the Hong Kong Security Law as interference during a regular briefing on the same day, demanding that it stop. He said, "We need to look at Hong Kong's situation objectively," and "China will not tolerate foreign interference in its internal affairs."
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