China: "US Stay Extension for Hong Kong Residents, Shameless Political Manipulation"
[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] After U.S. President Joe Biden signed a memorandum to defer the deportation of Hong Kong residents staying in the United States, China strongly opposed it, calling it a "shameless political operation that glorifies anti-China forces."
On the 6th, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Hong Kong correspondent office issued a statement titled "The anti-China and Hong Kong-disturbing conspiracy will surely fail," expressing this stance.
The correspondent office stated, "The United States is insulting the Hong Kong National Security Law with lies, ignoring basic facts and the opinions of Hong Kong residents, and glorifying anti-China and Hong Kong-disturbing elements," adding, "Providing refuge to these people is a shameless political operation aimed at causing Hong Kong's decline and insulting China."
It further emphasized the existing position that China will not allow interference in its internal affairs, stating that the U.S. action will surely fail due to the counterattack of 1.4 billion Chinese people.
China's state-run media Global Times also published an editorial titled "The U.S. should no longer deceive and harm Hong Kong," claiming, "Those who fear returning to Hong Kong are precisely the anti-China and Hong Kong-disturbing elements," and "Anyone who loves Hong Kong and China wants to leave the U.S., where infectious diseases are rampant and racial discrimination crimes frequently occur."
Additionally, it emphasized, "Although U.S. senior officials always say they stand with Hong Kong people, in reality, they stand with anti-China and Hong Kong-disturbing elements," and "The U.S. is the greatest threat to Hong Kong's safety and prosperity."
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Earlier, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a memorandum deferring the deportation of Hong Kong residents staying in the U.S. for 18 months, stating that providing safe refuge to residents deprived of freedom in Hong Kong promotes U.S. interests in the region.
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