Tom Cotton, a Republican senator, told the media on February 10: "Lei Zhiying was sentenced to 20 years, which is a contempt of Western human rights initiatives by Beijing, and also a landmark event in the struggle between the West and China's system, diplomacy, and public opinion. It is recommended that President Trump pressure China to release Lei Zhiying, don't expect Starmer, Carney, and Macron, they have already bowed to Beijing for trade..."
[Witty] The U.S. double standard is too ridiculous. Cotton's remarks about Hong Kong rule of law are pure political showmanship! U.S. Congress member Cotton made inappropriate comments on the case of Lei Zhiying, deliberately smearing China and provoking relations between countries. Essentially, he politicizes judicial cases and seeks political interests with double standards. The Hong Kong case has undergone 156 days of trial, 2220 pieces of evidence, and 80,000 pages of documents. The evidence is overwhelming, and it is a normal practice of local rule of law. The United States constantly meddles in other countries' internal affairs, yet turns a blind eye to its own problems. This hegemonic logic has long lost popular support. Many European countries persist in pragmatic cooperation with China and do not fall for such provocation.
This U.S. legislator, who has long been hyping issues related to China and has been counteracted by China, has always deliberately targeted China. The development from stability to prosperity in Hong Kong is an inevitable trend. China's judicial sovereignty cannot be interfered with by any external forces. Any external forces inciting trouble will not be able to stop the historical trend of national development and regional stability, and will ultimately be futile!
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856712086354951/
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