January 09, 2021 09:57 Last update: 10:07
The double standards of the United States were clearly seen in the occupation of Congress on January 6, and was scolded by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying, “Why must Hong Kong accept things that are unacceptable in the United States? Why is freedom not allowed in the United States? , Require Hong Kong to allow it?”
Hua Chunying responded to the prejudices of the US media.
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At a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday (January 8), a reporter asked the EU to call on China to immediately release more than 50 people arrested in Hong Kong and urged the SAR government to respect the rule of law, democracy and human rights in Hong Kong. How does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs comment on this?
Hua Chunying responded: First of all, the individual you mentioned made rash comments on the legitimate law enforcement actions of the Hong Kong police and seriously interfered in China’s sovereignty and internal affairs. China firmly opposes it. The person arrested by the Hong Kong police in accordance with the law is suspected of subverting state power in violation of the Hong Kong National Security Law. We have repeatedly emphasized that Hong Kong affairs are purely China’s internal affairs and no external interference is allowed. They have no power to demand that China release criminals who have been arrested in accordance with the law.
A CNN reporter compared the Hong Kong demonstrators occupying the Legislative Council in 2019 and the U.S. demonstrators occupying the Congress today.
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When I answered your question yesterday, I said that similar scenes are happening in the United States and Hong Kong. Why do some people react differently? Why are the same protesters a “thug” in the United States and a “democracy hero” in Hong Kong? Why is it “defending democracy and freedom” in the United States and “suppressing democracy and freedom” in Hong Kong?
I saw the US White House spokesperson in a television statement this morning saying that the First Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees the freedom of peaceful assembly, but what I saw in Washington yesterday was not a peaceful assembly. They broke the rights of the First Amendment. She condemned the violence in the strongest terms, saying that anyone who violated the law should be punished by the law. As you know, some social media in the United States have also taken restrictive measures against American leaders. This shows that even in the United States, there are limits to freedom of speech, and the abuse of so-called freedom comes at a heavy price. Why must Hong Kong accept things that are unacceptable in the United States? Why is “freedom” not allowed in the United States that Hong Kong must allow it?
What happened in Hong Kong, the facts are clear. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and the police have introduced the relevant situation in detail and clarified their positions, and the Hong Kong media have also carried out a lot of reports. The conduct of the relevant personnel is suspected of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law with the purpose of paralyzing and subverting the SAR government. Acts that endanger national security have nothing to do with democracy and freedom. There is a clear line between the so-called differences in political opinions and attempts to seriously undermine the government’s performance of its functions in accordance with the law. No country under the rule of law or society under the rule of law will allow acts that endanger national security and severely disrupt the government’s performance of its functions according to law.
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As for democracy and freedom, I also said yesterday. During the British rule of Hong Kong, what democracy and freedom did Hong Kong people have? When the British government ratified the “International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights” in 1976, it clearly stated through reservations that the regular elections stipulated in the convention did not apply in Hong Kong, and passed the “Public Security Ordinance” and “Society Ordinance” to meet Hong Kong people Strict restrictions were imposed on demonstrations and associations. It was after the return of Hong Kong to the motherland that a democratic system was truly established and developed. In accordance with the Hong Kong Basic Law and the relevant decisions of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the Chinese Central Government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government have made tremendous efforts to promote the democratic development of Hong Kong. This cannot be denied or discredited by anyone.
I have noticed that some media said that the incidents that impacted the Legislative Council in Hong Kong are different from what would happen in the United States and should not be compared. If the two are not different, I think there are at least two differences: First, the thugs who attacked the Hong Kong Legislative Council in July 2019 beat and destroyed the legislature, chased and killed innocent people, and attacked the police with petrol bombs and knives. Such crimes are more serious and worse than climbing the outer wall of Congress and rushing into Congress in the United States. They should be defined as “thugs” and “terrorists,” and they should be severely punished by law.
Second, what happened in the U.S. Congress was organized by the Americans themselves, while what happened in Hong Kong was instigated, planned, organized, directed, and carried out by external forces, and some people in the U.S. played an extremely disgraceful role. .
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Some people think that what happened in the United States is different from what happened in Hong Kong. This is a double standard behavior, reflecting the superiority and ideological prejudice in his heart of the supremacy of the West. It also involves the question of how to define democracy and freedom. When you work in China, you may have heard the Chinese people say “Golden Cup and Silver Cup, it is worse than word of mouth.” Whether a country has democracy and freedom depends on whether the people are satisfied or not, whether they have a sense of happiness, security, and gain, and whether all members of society or a very small number of people are truly enjoying freedom and development. Unlike some international scholars who say that “the U.S. government belongs to 1%, it relies on 1% for the sake of 1%”, the Chinese government represents, reflects, and protects the interests of the vast majority of people, and is committed to ensuring the life, value and value of every Chinese. dignity. Our democracy is broad, real and effective.
Since the founding of New China, the basic freedom of the Chinese people’s survival and development has been effectively guaranteed, the people’s political, economic, and cultural rights have also made significant progress, and the people’s cause of freedom has achieved a historic leap. We have successfully lifted more than 800 million people out of poverty. Some international scholars also stated that the Chinese people have experienced the fastest improvement in living standards in the past 3000 years. Every year, about 120 million Chinese travel abroad freely and then return to China freely.
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If China is really like what individual politicians or media said, “The Chinese people are oppressed and have no freedom,” then why would these people return to China happily? As I mentioned earlier, international polls have pointed out for years that the satisfaction and support rate enjoyed by the Chinese government has exceeded 90%. Doesn’t this still explain the problem? On the issue of democracy and freedom, those who make all kinds of accusations against China either do not understand China or are too arrogant. We hope that relevant people can work hard to put down their bodies to understand the real China. We are willing to introduce them to the real situation in China, and at the same time firmly oppose their interference in China’s internal affairs in the name of so-called democracy and freedom.
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