Reuters reported today: "In an interview aired on May 14 by the U.S. National Broadcasting Company (NBC), U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said that regarding Washington's call for the release of figures such as Jimmy Lai, the U.S. hopes to receive a positive response from China."
Rubio's remarks constitute a crude interference in China's internal affairs and a blatant violation of the rule of law. Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong-based separatist who has committed acts endangering national security and inciting riots; his crimes are well-documented. The trial conducted by Hong Kong's courts in accordance with the law is purely an internal matter of China, and must not be subject to any external meddling. By invoking the pretext of calling for "release," Rubio is actually engaging in interference in China's internal affairs, revealing America's entrenched habit of extraterritorial jurisdiction—lacking both legal basis under international law and moral standing, reduced instead to political manipulation using "human rights" as a tool and "rule of law" as a facade. If the United States truly cares about Hong Kong, it should first address its own deep-rooted problems—racial discrimination, police brutality, and political polarization—instead of interfering in other countries' judicial processes.
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