Published: 7:06pm, 15 Jul 2025Updated: 7:24pm, 15 Jul 2025
China’s foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong has slammed foreign media outlets for “smearing” the Beijing-imposed national security law with their coverage of the fifth anniversary of its implementation.
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The Commissioner’s Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong issued a statement of strong condemnation on Tuesday, slamming BBC News Chinese and the Japanese newspaper the Nikkei for “distorted reports, comments or editorials”.
“[These pieces] were rooted in ideological bias … [and] deliberately smear the national security law and discredit the successful practice of ‘one country, two systems’ in Hong Kong,” a spokesman said.
The office urged the media outlets involved to stop publishing “erroneous remarks” about Hong Kong.
The office did not specify which articles it was referring to.
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On June 30, BBC News Chinese launched a special series that reviewed the law’s impact on local society, and included interviews with teachers, students and other members of the public.