Beijing: US has airtight national security system but points finger at Hong Kong s Ordinance

Hubei Media Group: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement, saying that Hong Kongs Safeguarding National Security Ordinance will have broad implications for the people in Hong Kong as well as US citizens and companies operating there and threatens to further undermine the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong; It includes vaguely defined provisions regarding sedition, state secrets, and interactions with foreign entities that could be used to curb dissent; Implementing the new law could further violate the PRCs international commitment to maintain Hong Kongs high degree of autonomy, undermine the One Country, Two Systems framework, and damage the citys reputation as an international business hub. What is Chinas comment on this Lin Jian: China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the US once and again discrediting and smearing Hong Kongs Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. The publication in the gazette and coming into force of the Ordinance marks that the