China expresses strong indignation to US House passing of Hong Kong-related legislation

08:53, October 16, 2019

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  China condemns US House approval of bill on Hong Kong: spokesperson

  BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- A spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday made serious protest to and strongly condemned the passing of the so-called Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 by the U.S. House of Representatives.(File Photo: CGTN)The U.S. House of Representatives passed the act, proposed by some congressmen, on Tuesday local time despite strong opposition from the Chinese government.Yang Guang, the spokesperson, said the move was a gross intervention in Chinas internal affairs, a blatant backing for the Hong Kong opposition and violent radicals, and a full revelation of the U.S. House of Representatives and some politicians political calculations, who attempt to contain the development of China through playing "Hong Kong card."The disturbance, originated from proposed ordinance amendments, has become ever more violent. It is inescapably related to the overt or covert support from the U.S. side to anti-China troublemakers in Hong Kong, Yang said.He noted that some violent radicals have been wantonly beating, smashing, looting, causing serious obstruction to the traffic, and vandalizing public facilities."They hurled petrol bombs upon subway in operation and produced remote-control homemade bombs," Yang said, adding that they also assaulted police officers and ordinary residents with different opinions, as well as snatched police guns and even slashed at an officers neck.Yang said their actions severely harmed the public order and infringed upon the basic human rights of Hong Kong people including police, such as personal safety and freedom of expression.U.S. House and some politicians turned a blind eye to violent crimes of Hong Kong mobs, confused right and wrong and confounded black with white, Yang said. "It is nothing else but being accessary to crimes and should definitely be blamed."Since Hong Kongs return to the motherland, the policies...

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  US Fed policymakers express strong concern over trade tensions

  File photo: VCGWASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) officials were concerned over U.S.-China trade tensions as they voted to cut the interest rate last month, according to the minutes of the Feds latest monetary policy meeting released on Wednesday."International trade tensions and foreign economic developments seemed more likely to move in directions that could have significant negative effects on the U.S. economy than to resolve more favorably than assumed," said the minutes of the Feds Sept. 17-18 policy meeting."In their consideration of the monetary policy options at this meeting, most participants believed that a reduction of 25 basis points in the target range for the federal funds rate would be appropriate," the minutes said.The global stock market just experienced a bumpy September as trade-related headlines and trade war fears became the focus for investors, according to the minutes."Global financial markets were volatile over the inter-meeting period, with market participants reacting to incoming information about U.S.-China trade tensions and the global growth outlook," the minutes said.The volatility in the financial market showed that trade tensions weigh on the outlook for the U.S. economy. The markets reaction to major U.S.-China trade headlines shows that it favors good news rather than a new round of escalation."These price moves reversed to some degree in September as developments on trade and economic data turned more positive," the minutes said.The Fed also highlighted the impact of trade tensions on the real economy, saying that "most measures of business sentiment deteriorated" before its September meeting.The minutes said "analysts expectations of firms longer-term profit growth declined further, and trade policy concerns continued to weigh on firms investment decisions."Trade developments also become a major factor for the cen...

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  Chinese top legislator calls for new contributions to China-Russia relations

  Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress (NPC), speaks at a reception marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia and the China-Russia Friendship Association in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 9, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)Chinese top legislator Li Zhanshu on Wednesday called on people from all walks of life in China and Russia to join hands and make new contributions to the development of bilateral relations in the new era.The remarks came as Li attended a reception marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia and the China-Russia Friendship Association at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Hailing the bilateral relations and friendship between the two peoples, Li, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress, said the China-Russia relationship has become a model for major countries and neighboring countries featuring mutual trust and coordination, and has injected positive energy into safeguarding world peace and international order.Andrey Denisov, Russian ambassador to China, said Russia is ready to work with China to take the opportunity of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties to promote Russia-China relations for new achievements.