In response to the BN(O) issue, Zhao Lijian, Spokesman for the China Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Hong Kong affairs are internal affairs of China, and no outside interference is allowed. He also said that if the United Kingdom insists on unilaterally changing the relevant practices, it will violate its position and commitments, as well as violate international law and basic international relations Guidelines, China reserves the right to take corresponding measures.
Zhao Lijian reiterated that “all Chinese compatriots in Hong Kong, regardless of whether they hold British Dependent Territories Citizens Passports or British Nationals (Overseas) Passports, are Chinese citizens”, and urged the United Kingdom to view the “Hong Kong version of the National Security Law” objectively and fairly.
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