Democratic activists such as Jimmy Sham (second from the right) are speaking to the media before attending the police on the 28th. yunhap news-As Hong Kong authorities prosecute former opposition legislators and democratic activists in a pile, they are emerging as the subject of a new conflict between the US and China.
Hong Kong authorities prosecuted 47 people, including Joshua Wong, on charges of overthrowing the state of a Hong Kong security judge last year in connection with the primary election to unify the opposition legislative candidate with 600,000 participants.
In response, US Secretary of State Tony Blingen on Twitter on the 1st (local time) demanded the immediate release of 47 people, saying, “Political participation and freedom of expression should not be punished as a crime.” “He said.
British Foreign Minister Dominic Rab also criticized Hong Kong’s politicians and activists for overthrowing the state as another serious incident, criticizing it as a violation of the’British-China Joint Declaration’.
However, China was confronted with saying that Hong Kong is part of China’s internal affairs and to stop interfering in internal affairs.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Won-bin said at a regular briefing on the 1st, saying that it was legitimate law enforcement that the Hong Kong police arrested and prosecuted the suspected of overthrowing in accordance with the law.
With the opening of the two sessions starting with the National People’s Political Consultation (People’s Political Agreement) on the 4th, the conflict between the United States and China and the United Kingdom and China over the Hong Kong issue is expected to intensify.
yunhap news-Through the two meetings, China is trying to change the way the Hong Kong executive minister’s electoral corps is formed.
Hong Kong is also trying to implement President Xi Jinping’s guidelines that the so-called’patriots rule Hong Kong’ by restructuring the legislative election system and making a pledge of loyalty to the council members.
Meanwhile, the executive department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, which abolished the pledges made during the election campaign, such as the declaration of suffrage, declared the resignation of the executive department, accusing the increasing threats and threats to members and families after the school declared severance with the student association.
The resignation of the executive department of the Jungmun University student council took place on the first day of taking over the executive department to ensure that students’ votes were valid. However, the resignation of the executive department takes effect only with the approval of the student council.
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