Beijing has hit back strongly at foreign countries over criticism of the chief executive election on Sunday. In a post on WeChat, the embassy in Tokyo criticized Japan for signing a G7 statement that bashed the election. They also said that the despicable acts "will only further reveal their bandit-like double-standard logic and their sinister intention of 'using Hong Kong to curb China.'" The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office said the election was another successful exercise in the development of a democratic system that is in line with Hong Kong's realities. He said "it cannot stop the general trend of Hong Kong's development from chaos to governance and from governance to prosperity."

Source: The Standard May 14, 2022 13:46 UTC