North Korea Defends China On Hong Kong: The US Is Not In The Right Position To Talk About Human Rights

JAKARTA - North Korea (North Korea) has commented on the tense relations between China and the United States (US). Kim Jong-un's government says the US is not in a position to criticize China for Hong Kong or talk about human rights.

Reported by Reuters on Thursday, June 4, North Korea said the US itself has no right to talk about human rights. This contradicts the US when threatening to "let the dog go" to suppress anti-racism protests that are erupting.

North Korea delivers comments through articles released by the North's main government newspaper. An unnamed spokesman from the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Department of International Relations criticized US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's comments.

Pompeo previously said that the recent actions of the Chinese Communist Party show "the intent of destroying western ideas, western democracy, western values" and "putting Americans at risk."

According to the spokesperson, Pompeo's statements about Hong Kong, Taiwan and the dispute over human rights and trade are "nonsense". The statement was considered slanderous towards the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC).

"Pompeo, who is so engrossed in espionage and breeding plots against other nations, has become too stupid to tell where the sun rises and where the sun sets," the spokesman said.

The WPK also said statements from US leaders like that were a sign of their concern about the declining state of the US. "Demonstrators were angry because of the extreme racist actions, even the demonstrators crowded the White House."

"This is a reality in the US today. Liberalism and American democracy are placing demonstrators on the left, even threatening to let go of dogs which is also a form of oppression," the spokesman said.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized China's swift implementation of a new national security law in Hong Kong. The law's enactment comes ahead of the Chinese Communist Party's annual event.

"If there is any doubt about Beijing's intentions, it is to deny the votes and choices of Hong Kongers, making them equal to the mainland (Chinese) population. It is too much for the two systems," Pompeo said on Twitter.

The remarks came days after China passed a national security law. The law has drawn criticism from several western countries led by the US. This new law will criminalize those who undermine Chinese authority in Hong Kong.

At a press conference held Monday, June 1, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lijian Zhao urged the Trump administration to take care of its own country's affairs. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also touched on racial and minority discrimination that often occurs in the US.

"George Floyd's death reflects the severity of racial discrimination and police brutality in the US," said Zhao.