The State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office： US politicians clamoring for sanctions can only be shooting themselves in the foot.

　　CCTV News:According to the WeChat official account news of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the spokesman of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council made a speech on November 5, severely condemning some politicians in the US Congress for clamoring for sanctions against government officials and judicial personnel of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and expressed firm support for the government officials and judicial personnel of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to perform their duties of safeguarding national security according to law.

　　The spokesman pointed out that the clumsy behavior of those American politicians can only once again expose their arrogance and weakness. The rule of law in the Hong Kong SAR has been widely praised by the international community. In accordance with the Basic Law of Hong Kong and the National Security Law of Hong Kong, officials and judicial personnel of the Hong Kong SAR Government exercise law enforcement power, prosecution power and judicial power in cases of serious crimes endangering national security, and perform their duties of safeguarding national security and the rule of law in Hong Kong. It is natural and indisputable. Those American politicians have threatened to impose sanctions on them, totally deviating from the spirit of the rule of law and ignoring international justice. This arrogant and absurd move fully reflects their hegemonic myth of being ignorant of the general trend of the times and indulging in the illusion of the past. It’s just that the people of the world, including the people of China, have long since stopped buying it and regarded the so-called sanctions as a piece of waste paper. No matter how many tricks those American politicians engage in, they are doomed to be futile and futile, and let the world see through their "paper tiger" essence of arrogance and infidelity.

　　The spokesman said that the clumsy behavior of those American politicians can only be linked to the evil of anti-China and chaotic Hong Kong elements, and the "death knell" of raising their agents in Hong Kong will be sounded quickly. They are so angry and unscrupulous that they threaten to sanction the officials and judicial personnel of the SAR government in order to "rescue" their agents kept in Hong Kong. This undisguised and outspoken act of theirs proves its "master-slave" relationship with Li Zhiying and other anti-China Hong Kong rioters who endanger China’s national security, and makes people further understand that those anti-China Hong Kong rioters are "fighting for the United States" and have committed serious crimes and must be severely punished according to law.

　　The spokesman pointed out that the clumsy actions of those American politicians can only strengthen the determination and will of government officials and judicial personnel in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to safeguard national security, and further stimulate the whole society in Hong Kong to be United against external interference. The SAR government and the judiciary have clearly and confidently stated that they are not afraid of any intimidation and will unswervingly fulfill their responsibility of safeguarding national security. Relevant organizations and representatives of Hong Kong society have also voiced their condemnation of American politicians’ interference in the independent operation of Hong Kong’s judiciary and damage to the rule of law in Hong Kong, and supported SAR government officials and judicial personnel in safeguarding national security and the rule of law in Hong Kong according to law. Facts have repeatedly proved that all external interference can’t stop Hong Kong from moving from chaos to governance and from governance to prosperity.

　　Finally, the spokesman stressed that the central government firmly supports the full and accurate implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law in the HKSAR, resolutely safeguards national security, defends the dignity of the rule of law, and fully protects the legitimate rights and interests of SAR government officials and judicial personnel. We are telling those American politicians to recognize the general trend, pull back from the brink, and immediately stop all kinds of political manipulations, otherwise they will only shoot themselves in the foot!