The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has strongly opposed the disregard of facts and denigration of the national security law by the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong.

The national security law punishes a very small handful of criminals seriously endangering national security and provides a solid legal guarantee for the HKSAR's transition from chaos to stability, said the spokesperson for the Office in a statement on its website Wednesday.

The U.S. Consulate General grossly interfered in HKSAR's affairs and China's internal affairs at large in breach of international law and basic norms governing international relations, said the spokesperson. 

Chinese lawmakers voted unanimously to pass the Law of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on June 30, 2020.  

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Over the past year since its implementation, social unrest caused by rampant "black violence" has ended, peace has been restored, and the rights and freedoms of the HKSAR residents have been better protected in a safer environment, said the spokesperson. 

"It is purely out of ideological bias and ulterior agenda that the U.S. has selectively turned a blind eye to all these facts, laying bare its motives to sow trouble in Hong Kong."

The spokesperson stressed that the U.S. itself has established a rigorous legal framework for safeguarding national security, and shows no mercy in cracking down on offences endangering national security. It has even abused the national security concept to harm the legitimate rights and interests of businesses and citizens of other countries. 

The Chinese government's governance of the HKSAR is per the Constitution of the PRC and the Basic Law of the HKSAR, not the Sino-British Joint Declaration, said the spokesperson, adding no foreign country, including the U.S., has the right to meddle in HKSAR affairs on the pretext of the Joint Declaration.