Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference on December 12. In response to questions about the Lai Chi-ying case, Guo Jiakun said that safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests is the supreme principle of “one country, two systems.” The central government firmly supports the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in safeguarding national security and punishing criminal acts that endanger national security in accordance with the law.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference on December 12. In response to questions about the Lai Chi-ying case, Guo Jiakun said that safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests is the supreme principle of “one country, two systems.” The central government firmly supports the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in safeguarding national security and punishing criminal acts that endanger national security in accordance with the law.