China summons Western envoys in Hong Kong over Jimmy Lai sentencing criticism

BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry commissioner’s office in Hong Kong said on Saturday it had summoned the heads of the UK, US, Australian and European Union missions ‌over their ‌officials’ negative ‌comments ⁠on Jimmy Lai’s sentencing. The ⁠office said it expressed “strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition” and urged those governments to respect ⁠China’s sovereignty and Hong ‌Kong’s ‌rule of law, ‌stop “irresponsible” remarks on national ‌security cases and cease interfering in Hong Kong and China’s internal ‌affairs.

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