{"id":5324,"date":"2024-03-21T10:40:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T02:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=5324"},"modified":"2024-03-21T10:42:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T02:42:04","slug":"china-hits-back-at-us-for-criticising-new-hong-kong-security-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=5324","title":{"rendered":"China hits back at US for criticising new Hong Kong security law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BEIJING, March 21 (Reuters) &#8211; China said on Thursday it is strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed to the &#8220;denigration and smearing&#8221; by the United States of the new Hong Kong security law passed earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/01000000-0aff-0242-9fad-08dc480b9e5b_cx0_cy4_cw0_w1023_r1_st_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5326\" style=\"width:837px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/01000000-0aff-0242-9fad-08dc480b9e5b_cx0_cy4_cw0_w1023_r1_st_s.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/01000000-0aff-0242-9fad-08dc480b9e5b_cx0_cy4_cw0_w1023_r1_st_s-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/01000000-0aff-0242-9fad-08dc480b9e5b_cx0_cy4_cw0_w1023_r1_st_s-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Beijing urged Washington to respect China&#8217;s sovereignty, and immediately stop meddling in its internal affairs, the Chinese embassy in the U.S. said in a statement on its website in response to State Department comments.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5325\" style=\"width:836px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0.png 634w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday that U.S. believes the new national security bill has the potential to accelerate the closing of a once open society.<br>Patel said the crimes outlined in the legislation are poorly defined and incredibly vague and that Washington is analyzing the potential risks to U.S. citizens and American interests.<br>Others including Britain, Canada, the European Union and United Nations have lined up to raise concerns about the bill that will take effect from Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese embassy said the bill &#8220;punishes a very small number of criminals who endanger national security and protects the vast majority of law-abiding Hong Kong residents&#8221;, adding that normal activities of foreign organisations, enterprises and personnel are fully protected by law.<br>The package, known as Article 23, punishes offences including treason, sabotage, sedition, the theft of state secrets, external interference and espionage with sentences ranging from several years to life imprisonment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING, March 21 (Reuters) &#8211; China said on Thursday it is strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed to the &#8220;denigration and smearing&#8221; by the United States of the new Hong Kong security law passed earlier this week. 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