Screenshot of the statement from Chinese Embassy in Canada

The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Canada on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to a statement issued by the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries and the EU High Representative, in which they made irresponsible remarks on the conviction and sentencing in the Jimmy Lai case and smeared and vilified the national security law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The spokesperson also condemned such acts as a crude interference in China's internal affairs and a serious violation of the basic norms governing international relations.

Jimmy Lai is a principal planner and participant in a series of major anti-China, destabilizing activities in HKSAR. His crimes are well documented and the harm he has caused is grave, said the spokesperson. 

HKSAR is a society governed by the rule of law, where everyone is equal before the law. The judicial authorities of the HKSAR have performed their duties in accordance with the law, upheld the authority of the law, and safeguarded national security. This is reasonable, lawful, and beyond reproach, said the spokesperson. 

Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs and brook no external interference. Since the implementation of the national security law in Hong Kong, Hong Kong society has maintained stable, and the rights and freedoms of its residents have been solidly protected, said the spokesperson.  

We urge the relevant parties to respect China's sovereignty and Hong Kong's rule of law, and to immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong's judicial affairs and China's internal affairs, said the spokesperson. 

Global Times