China says US Congress body is ‘full of prejudice’ as report calls for Hong Kong’s special status to be suspended if troops are sent in
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China insisted it would protect its sovereignty and national integrity after a US congressional body called for Hong Kong’s special status to be suspended if military forces are deployed in the city to quell the ongoing protests.
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission also called for export controls on mainland Chinese companies to be extended to their Hong Kong counterparts, but Geng Shuang, a spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry, accused it of being “full of prejudice against China”.
In Beijing on Friday, Geng said: “Its reports generally have no basis in fact. I have no interest in commenting on the report’s content.
“We urge the US to be discreet in word and deed, conscientiously respect China’s sovereignty, stop interfering in China’s internal affairs and stop damaging Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability.”
Geng also said the Chinese government was resolute in its determination to keep the “one country, two systems” arrangement in the city and strongly opposed any outside interference in Hong Kong affairs.
