MADRID, January 13 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Chinese Embassy in the UK has issued a statement on Thursday attacking a report published by the British Government that criticized the Hong Kong National Security Act and accused the Chinese Executive of failing to comply with the agreement signed by the two countries on the transfer of territorial sovereignty in 1997.

As an Embassy spokesperson said in a statement, Britain had “disregarded China’s serious position”, as it would interfere “seriously” in Hong Kong affairs, “which are China’s internal affairs”.

“(The United Kingdom) has seriously violated the basic norms governing international relations. We are deeply dissatisfied and strongly opposed to it, and we have given a strong statement to the British side,” the Asian giant’s embassy said in the letter.

As recommended by China’s representative in the British territory, China’s central government has “fully and faithfully” implemented the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy, under which Hong Kong people administer Hong Kong with a high degree of autonomy.

“The improvement of Hong Kong’s electoral system reflects the principle that patriots run Hong Kong. At present, Hong Kong citizens enjoy more rights and freedoms under the law than under British colonial rule,” said a Hong Kong Embassy spokesperson.

In this regard, he emphasized that Hong Kong’s affairs “are purely China’s internal affairs” and do not allow foreign interference. For this reason, they urged the British side to “recognize reality” and discard the “colonial mentality”, respecting China’s unity, all while accusing Britain of violating the basic rules governing international relations.

Earlier, the British government shared reports saying that China “continues to violate the Sino-British Joint Declaration”, and that the actions taken by the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities “have further detracted from the way of life that the Chinese government promised to continue”. .

“The space for Hong Kong people to exercise the rights and freedoms promised to them by Beijing has again been significantly reduced,” the document said.

According to the UK, the political opposition in Hong Kong has been detained, human rights lawyers have been harassed and pro-democracy media have been forced to shut down,” events that would undermine the commitments made in the Sino-British Joint Declaration.

“The Chinese government freely acceded to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, but later chose to ignore the commitment. The Chinese authorities argue that the National Security Act, election changes, and other restrictions on civil liberties are necessary to achieve stability after violent unrest.” close the report.