(19 Nov 2024)
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Beijing – 19 November 2024
1. Wide of news conference
2. Wide of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE(Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“No one should be allowed to use democracy as a pretext to engage in unlawful activities and escape justice. Certain Western countries ignore the fact that they maintain their own national security through judicial procedures, but unreasonably criticized Hong Kong courts for fairly implementing the Hong Kong National Security Law. This severely violates and tramples on the spirit of the rule of law.”
4. Mid of reporters
5. SOUNDBITE(Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“The Chinese central government firmly supports the Hong Kong SAR in safeguarding national security, punishing all acts that endanger national security in accordance with law, and firmly opposes certain Western countries’ interference in China’s internal affairs through judicial cases, as well as their attempts to smear and undermine Hong Kong’s rule of law.”
6. Mid of reporter
7. SOUNDBITE(Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“The Chinese government has always and will continue to make every effort to protect people’s safety and social stability with effective measures, and we will also earnestly ensure the safety of all foreign citizens in China.”
8. Close of reporter
9. SOUNDBITE(Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“Peng De Ren (also known as Peng Daxun), leader of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, previously applied to visit China for medical treatment and is currently receiving treatment and recuperation.”
10. Mid of reporters
11. SOUNDBITE(Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“President Xi Jinping and (Indian) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently had a successful meeting in Kazan. The restart of China-India relations aligns with the fundamental interests of both peoples, meets the expectations of the Global South, and follows the correct direction of historical progress. Both sides should implement the important consensus of their leaders, respect each other’s core interests, enhance mutual trust through dialogue and communication, handle differences with sincerity and integrity, and promote the early return of bilateral relations to a stable and healthy development track.”
12. Various of news briefing
STORYLINE:
China on Tuesday defended Hong Kong’s sentencing of 45 activists despite criticisms from foreign governments and rights groups.
The democracy advocates were among 47 people charged under a Beijing-imposed national security law in 2021 for their involvement in an unofficial primary election to pick opposition candidates.
In the city’s biggest national security case to date, they were accused of agreeing to veto government-proposed budgets indiscriminately after potentially securing a legislative majority to force a dissolution of the legislature and then the ouster of the city’s leader.
Officials from countries including the U.S. and Australia have condemned the decision.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said no one should be allowed to use democracy as a pretext to engage in unlawful activities and escape justice.
Lin said certain Western countries ignored the fact that they maintain their own national security through judicial procedures while unreasonably criticizing Hong Kong courts for "fairly implementing" the security law.
“This severely violates and tramples on the spirit of the rule of law,” he said at a news briefing.
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