Editor's note: The article was first published by China Plus on September 19, 2019. The article does not necessarily reflect the views of CGTN.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday met some Hong Kong separatists in Washington, bolstering violent forces in Hong Kong in the name of human rights, democracy and freedom. The move constitutes a serious violation of the basic norms of the international law and an open interference in China's internal affairs. And it provides more evidence that some American politicians are trying to destabilize Hong Kong and contain China's development.

Since violence broke out in Hong Kong in mid-June, Pelosi and some other American politicians have deliberately confused right and wrong. Pelosi applauded violence as "a beautiful sight to behold," while demanding an investigation into the police's law enforcement with maximum restraint, which she smeared as brutality. Pelosi apparently put behind her the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011 when U.S. police forces used pepper spray and rubber bullets on protestors. Such double standards show the hypercritical and immoral side of some U.S. politicians.

The U.S. House Speaker also repeatedly voiced her intention to pass the so-called Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which is aimed to provide haven for Hong Kong separatists. Pelosi's engagement with Hong Kong separatists is no different from what some American politicians did when they looked for agents to instigate color revolutions in a number of countries and regions.

"O Liberty! How many crimes are committed in thy name!" What's been happening in Hong Kong lately shows that human rights and freedom have been severely distorted and abused by the separatists in an attempt to undermine the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong. Anti-China forces in the West also use human rights and freedom as a fig leaf to cover their motive to challenge the "One country, Two systems" bottom line.

Should there be any turmoil beyond the handling capacity of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, Beijing is not believed to sit idly in any way and let it expand. It will surely have sufficient means to bring it under control in a prompt manner.

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