China says Hong Kong protest song ban 'necessary measure'
China defended the banning of "Glory to Hong Kong," a protest song from the city's 2019 democracy demonstrations, calling it a "necessary measure." The foreign ministry stated that preventing the song's dissemination was a legitimate action to uph...
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China on Wednesday said the banning of "Glory to Hong Kong", a protest song that emerged during the city's massive democracy demonstrations in 2019, was a "necessary measure".
"Stopping anyone from employing or disseminating the relevant song... is a legitimate and necessary measure by (Hong Kong) to fulfil its responsibility of safeguarding national security," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular briefing.
"Stopping anyone from employing or disseminating the relevant song... is a legitimate and necessary measure by (Hong Kong) to fulfil its responsibility of safeguarding national security," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular briefing.
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