A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday urged certain Western countries to immediately cease interfering in China’s internal affairs after the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers and a European Union official expressed grave concerns over the chief executive election in Hong Kong.
John Lee, 64, former chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, on Sunday won the first chief executive election since the improvement of the region’s electoral system in 2021. “Certain Western countries and institutions are conspiring with each other to slander the election and grossly interfere in China’s internal affairs. China expresses firm opposition to this and strongly condemns it,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told a regular news briefing.
Some countries have ignored the fact that Hong Kong’s democracy has improved and that mainstream public opinion seeks unity and prosperity, Zhao said. – Xinhua
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