China voices strong opposition to UK, G7 statements over Hong Kong

Government workers wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in an area under lockdown on Robinson Road at night in the Mid-Levels neighborhood of Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, March 13, 2021. Hong Kong abruptly locked down four buildings in the heart of a popular expatriate residential area, taking one of its most dramatic steps yet to contain a super-spreading event that began in a gym and put many of the city's elite and their families on edge. - Bloomberg

LONDON, March 14 (Xinhua): The Chinese side expresses its strong condemnation of and firm opposition to "groundless slanders at China" and blatant interference in China's internal affairs by some politicians, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Britain said on Sunday.

Responding to a statement by British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and another joint statement by the Group of Seven foreign ministers and the High Representative of the European Union, both on issues related to Hong Kong, the spokesperson said that the authority of China's National People's Congress's decision to improve the electoral system of Hong Kong "brooks no challenge."