중국 외교부는 도널드 트럼프 대통령의 국빈 방문을 앞두고 홍콩 사법부에 대한 확고한 지지를 재확인하며 지미 라이 석방 요구를 일축했다.
궈지쿤 중국 외교부 대변인은 도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령의 3일간의 국빈 방문을 하루 앞두고 열린 정례 브리핑에서 이같이 밝혔다. 궈 대변인은 지미 라이를 '홍콩을 뒤흔든 폭동의 주동자이자 배후'라고 지칭했다. 그는 홍콩 문제는 중국의 내정이며 중앙정부는 홍콩 사법당국이 법에 따라 직무를 수행하는 것을 확고히 지지한다고 강조했다. 78세인 라이는 현재 폐간된 빈과일보의 창업주다. 그는 외국 세력과 결탁해 반국가적 출판물을 인쇄 및 배포한 혐의 등으로 기소되어 20년 형을 선고받고 복역 중이다. 시진핑 국가주석의 초청으로 이루어지는 트럼프 대통령의 이번 방중은 2017년 이후 첫 미국 대통령의 중국 방문이며, 미국과 이란 간의 휴전 상황 속에서 진행된다.
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China’s foreign ministry announced on Monday that US President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to the country from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. It will be the first such trip by a US president since 2017.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun stated at a regular press briefing that Jimmy Lai should be severely punished according to the law and accused external forces of interfering in Hong Kong's judicial process and China's internal affairs. The remarks responded to Washington's hopes for Lai's release on humanitarian grounds and speculation about easing Hong Kong-related sanctions. The ministry urged the US to safeguard stable China-US relations and peace in the Taiwan Strait.
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Hong Kong's Court of Appeal overturned media tycoon Jimmy Lai's 2022 fraud conviction on Thursday, nullifying a nearly six-year sentence. The pro-democracy figure, a fierce Beijing critic detained since 2020, remains imprisoned on a 20-year national security term imposed earlier this month.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to China this week for high-level talks.
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Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State sanctioned by Beijing, will take part in Donald Trump's upcoming trip to China, according to sources. Rubio had previously appeared reluctant to visit despite invitations. His attendance could help address frustrations in Beijing over the lack of preparation for the trip.
China's foreign ministry office in Hong Kong summoned US Consul General Julie Eadeh on Friday to protest a security alert issued by the US consulate on changes to Hong Kong's national security law. The alert informed Americans that refusing to provide police with smartphone passwords or decryption access during national security investigations is now a criminal offense. Beijing expressed strong dissatisfaction and urged the US to cease interfering in Hong Kong and China's internal affairs.
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Former President Moon Jae-in has said U.S. President Donald Trump's planned visit to China could provide fresh momentum for peace on the Korean Peninsula. In a keynote speech at a U.S. think tank in Los Angeles, he called on Washington and Pyongyang to resume stalled talks.