The central government supports and respects the decision of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government to suspend the amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the comments when meeting with visiting Dutch counterpart Stef Blok in Beijing on Wednesday.

Wang urged Western forces not to interfere in China's internal affairs as some entities are seeking to undermine Hong Kong's stability and to destroy the implementation of one country, two systems.

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"We must say it here loudly: you must withdraw your black hand. Hong Kong is China's domestic affair. We don't need your meddling here. Hong Kong is not a place for you to run amuck," he added.