BEIJING: China issued a fierce rebuke on Friday (Sep 5) to UN experts who said a draconian national security law imposed upon Hong Kong poses a ...
BEIJING: China issued a fierce rebuke on Friday to UN experts who said a draconian national security law imposed upon Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city's freedoms and breaches international legal obligations.
In customarily strong language, China's foreign ministry was swift to strike down the allegations, saying the law"punishes an extremely small number and protects the absolute majority" in the financial hub."Some people disregard the facts and maliciously slander China's human rights situation ... and crudely interfere in China's internal affairs," ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters.
The letter warned the legislation could"impinge impermissibly on the rights to freedom of opinion, expression and of peaceful assembly".
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