China condemned the US State Department's criticism of Hong Kong's announcement of bounties on six democracy campaigners living abroad, calling it 'interference' and reaffirming its sovereignty over Hong Kong.
BEIJING — China on Friday warned the United States it did not tolerate interference after the US State Department called Hong Kong 's announcement of bounties on six democracy campaigners based overseas 'a form of transnational repression.'Political dissent in Hong Kong was effectively quashed by a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020 after huge, sometimes violent protests the year before.
Many opposition figures fled abroad, while others have been arrested and sentenced to years in jail.Hong Kong on Tuesday announced rewards of HK$1 million (about $130,000) for information leading to the arrest of six individuals now living abroad but accused by the city's authorities of national security crimes.On Thursday, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, 'the extraterritorial application of Hong Kong's national security laws is a form of transnational repression that threatens US sovereignty and the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people all over the world.'China said on Friday the law's extraterritorial application 'is entirely in line with international law and standard practices,' and accused the US of 'abus the concept of national security.''China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposes . Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs, and we do not tolerate interference and meddling by any external power,' foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning told a regular press briefing.'We urge the US side to earnestly respect China's sovereignty and Hong Kong's laws, and stop supporting these anti-China figures who sow chaos in Hong Kong,' she said.Hong Kong's bounty announcement this week was the third time authorities have offered rewards of HK$1 million for help capturing those wanted on national security charges.The two previous rounds — in July and December last year — also prompted criticism from the US and other countries, as well as rights groups.Miller said some of the activists on the latest list were based in the U
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