China once again urged the United States to "immediately stop" interfering in its internal affairs.
China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the US once and again discrediting and smearing Hong Kong's Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, and urges the US to immediately stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs, which are China's internal affairs, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said.
"I would like to stress that Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs, no foreign country has the right to make irresponsible remarks," Lin said.
Lin noted that the Chinese government remains unwavering in its determination to safeguard the nation's sovereignty, security and development interests and to implement the "one country, two systems" policy, according to China's News Agency (Xinhua).
"We urge the US to earnestly respect China's sovereignty and rule of law in Hong Kong, adhere to the principles of international law and the basic norms governing international relations, and immediately stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs, which are China's internal affairs," he added.
This comes in response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's remarks on Hong Kong's Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.
