Gov’t condemns U.S. report

The local government slammed the recent report issued by a U.S. based government agency which stressed that foreign countries have no right to interfere in China’s domestic matters.
The report issued by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China of the United States (CECC) urged the Chinese and Macau governments to set a timeline for implementing elections for Chief Executive and the Legislative Assembly by universal suffrage with “a meaningful choice of candidates,” as was also required by the UN Human Rights Committee.
The annual report noted that the region lacked progress towards “an electoral system based on universal and equal suffrage,” recalling that the local Legislative Assembly passed revisions to an electoral law that did not alter the composition of the Legislative Assembly or the methods that the Chief Executive elections provided for in the Basic Law.
The agency also expressed concern over extradition deal negotiations with mainland China, fearing that any agreement could be used against political activists.
Meanwhile, the SAR released a statement last week stating that foreign countries should not interfere in “any form” in China’s internal affairs.