North Korea’s main newspaper on Thursday said Hong Kong belongs to China, not to “the West,” expressing support for the neighbouring ally amid intensifying rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
“Every country has a law to protect the safety of its country, the action China is taking against behaviours that pose a threat to its country is a fair exercise of its own sovereignty,’’ the Rodong Sinmun said.
Thea paper said that the reason the bill had not been legislated for the past 23 years since Hong Kong has been under China’s control was because anti-Chinese groups in the West had meddled aggressively with the Hong Kong issue.
North Korea has long taken China’s side in disputes between Washington and Beijing.
China is the North’s last major ally and a key provider of food and fuel supplies.
