#China has issued an angry rebuke towards #Britain, #Australia, #NewZealand, #Canada + #US saying it doesn’t pick fights but nor does is back away from them after they issued a statement critical of powers allowing the #HongKong govt to dismiss "disloyal" opposition politicians.
#Britain, the #US, #Australia, #NewZealand and #Canada (known as the "Five Eyes" group) had issued a statement calling for pro-democracy legislators to be reinstated in #HongKong. #Beijing has responded furiously... cont.
#China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said, “It doesn’t matter whether they have 5 eyes or 10 eyes, if they dare to damage china’s sovereignty, security and development, they should be careful or their eyes will be plucked out.”
In defending the removal of pro-democracy politicians, #China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said, “Those who love China and love #HongKong should govern Hong Kong. Those who are anti-China and mess up Hong Kong should be tossed out”.
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