The spokesperson of the Commissioner’s Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR strongly disapproved and firmly rejected the misleading article published in the Washington Post by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, which smeared the Hong Kong police’s legitimate law enforcement actions towards the relevant personnel of the 612 Fund and attacked the National Security Law for the HKSAR as well as Chinese government’s policies towards Hong Kong. We urge Nancy Pelosi to immediately withdraw her “black hand” from Hong Kong affairs and stop using Hong Kong to contain China.

The spokesperson pointed out that the rule of law is the cornerstone of Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability, and Hong Kong society abides by the rule of law. The relevant personnel of the 612 Fund are suspected of colluding with foreign countries or overseas forces to endanger China’s national security, and Hong Kong police’s law enforcement actions are acts of justice that help safeguard national security and the rule of law in Hong Kong, which brook no external interference. In any society that respects law, no place is beyond the rule of law and no one has any extrajudicial privileges. With its legal index ranking behind the HKSAR, the US has a poor record in democracy and human rights and its self-proclaimed “beacon of democracy” has collapsed. However, a few politicians are still addicted to the myth of American democracy and have repeatedly pointed a finger at the law-based administration and legitimate law-enforcement activities of the SAR government, making themselves a laughing stock in the world.

The spokesperson said that since the implementation of the National Security Law for the HKSAR, Hong Kong’s public order has been restored, the rule of law upheld, Hong Kong’s development back on the right track, lawful rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents protected, and foreign investors in Hong Kong enjoy a more safe, stable and predictable business environment. Nancy Pelosi, who once called the black violence in Hong Kong “a beautiful sight to behold” but strongly condemned the “thugs” in the Capitol riots in the US, is yet again wading into Hong Kong affairs under the pretext of “human rights” and “freedom”, which fully exposed her double standards and hypocrisy on Hong Kong.

The spokesperson stressed that the historical trend of Hong Kong righting the wrongs cannot be hindered, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation cannot be stopped. We urge Nancy Pelosi and other US politicians to recognize the fact, respect China’s sovereignty, abide by the principles of international law and the basic norms governing international relations, and immediately stop supporting anti-China forces in Hong Kong and interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs. Any act of intervention and sabotage will prove a flop. This is a historical law that no one can change.