North Korea says it supports China’s measures on Hong Kong

SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday (May 30) expressed its support for China's decision to impose new national security laws in Hong Kong, calling it a "legitimate step" to safeguard the state security.

"Since Hong Kong issue is an issue pertaining thoroughly to the internal affairs of China, any country or force has no rights to say this or that about the issue," North Korea's KCNA state news agency cited a representative of North Koreas foreign ministry as saying.

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"We categorically oppose and reject the outside interference detrimental to the security and the social and economic development of Hong Kong."

North Korea's comments come after China's parliament this week backed a proposed law on Hong Kong that some say could restrict freedoms in the former British colony, and as US President Donald Trump intensified his confrontation with China by _