UK's 'interference' in Hong Kong will 'backfire': China
Pro-democracy protesters gather in Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on May 24, 2020, ahead of planned protests against a proposal to enact new security legislation in Hong Kong. The proposed legislation is expected to ban treason, subversion and seditio
China hit out at Britain’s plans to change immigration laws for Hong Kongers seeking relief amid the ongoing protests against China’s imposition of security laws in the formerly British territory.
The laws introduce provisions of sedition and essentially make criticism of the Chinese Communist Party a crime in the city which enjoys democratic freedoms not available to people in mainland China.
"We advise the UK to step back from the brink, abandon their Cold War mentality and colonial mindset, and recognise and respect the fact that Hong Kong has returned" to China, Chinese spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a briefing.
He added that that the UK needs to “stop interfering in Hong Kong's affairs and China's internal affairs, or this will definitelybackfire”.
The UK is setting in motion a coordinated global response to the crisis, due to which the city has largely been embroiled in protests for over a year. What first started as a protest against the now panned Chinese extradition bill turned into a full-fledged movement for democracy in the region.
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UKjoins the US in condemning the Chinese plans for Hong Kong, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also showing interest in extending citizenship to the people of Hong Kong if they aren’t “comfortable” in the city.
Trump recently rolled back the special economic status given to the city, which might impact the status of the city as a global financial hub.
On Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called on China to “reconsider” its plans for the city which has witnessed violence even amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Just last week, China’s parliament approved the law which has drawn ire from the global community, and has been largely perceived as an attack on the “One Country, Two Systems” agreement.
On Wednesday, UK PM Boris Johnson reasserted the country’s commitment to Hong Kong and said that his government would not “walk away” from the people of Hong Kong.
If the law is enacted and enforced, Johnson has promised citizenship to millions of Hong Kongers.
China has constantly referred to Hong Kong as a matter of its internal affairs, and has lodged “representations” with the UK over remarks about Hong Kong, which according to spokesman Zhao Lijian is an act of “gross interference”.
(With inputs from Reuters and AFP)