BEIJING: China on Friday appreciated Pakistan and other countries forspeaking out for “justice” on matters related to Hong Kong during theGeneral Debate of the Third Committee of the 75th UN General Assembly.
Earlier this week, Pakistan had made a joint statement on behalf of 55countries telling the world that Hong Kong’s affairs are an internal matterof China and underscored the importance of not interfering in the domesticaffairs of sovereign states.
“The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is an inalienable part ofChina, and Hong Kong affairs are China’s internal affairs that brook nointerference by foreign forces,” Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to theUN Ambassador Munir Akram had told the General Assembly’s Third Committee.
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“We want to express our appreciation to Pakistan and all these countriesfor speaking out for justice.
Their support once again proved that justice will always prevail and asmall number of western countries who attempted to smear China under thepretext of Hong Kong and Xinjiang issues failed again,” said ChineseForeign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying.
