China’s Hong Kong office unusually names foreign media, criticises BBC and Nikkei for smearing Hong Kong national security law
中國駐港公署罕見點名外媒 批BBC日經新聞抹黑香港國安法
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of the Commissioner in Hong Kong issued a statement today naming and criticising foreign media including BBC Chinese and Japan’s Nikkei, accusing them of “deliberately smearing the Hong Kong National Security Law” and urging the media concerned “not to fabricate lies”. It also expressed strong condemnation. The office unusually named BBC Chinese and Nikkei, accusing them of “clinging to ideological prejudice” and, around the fifth anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, publishing “distorted” reports, commentaries or editorials that “deliberately smear the Hong Kong National Security Law and vilify the successful implementation of ‘one country, two systems’ in Hong Kong”. The office’s spokesperson also urged the media concerned to “respect the facts and not fabricate lies”, “adhere to fairness and not apply double standards”, and “uphold professional ethics and not mislead public opinion”.
中國外交部駐香港特派員公署今天發文點名批評英國BBC中文網和日本經濟新聞等外媒，「蓄意抹黑香港國安法」，並敦促有關媒體「不要捏造謊言」，同時表示強烈譴責。 駐港公署在文中罕見點名BBC中文網和日本經濟新聞，指它們「固守意識形態偏見」，在香港國安法公布實施5週年之際，發表「歪曲性」報導、評論或社論，「蓄意抹黑香港國安法，詆毀『一國兩制』在港成功實踐」。 透過 Google News 追蹤中央社 駐港公署發言人還稱，敦促有關媒體：「要尊重事實，不要捏造謊言」；「要恪守公正，不要雙重標準」；「要秉持操守，不要誤導輿論」。