Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian rebuked the United States and its “Five Eyes” allies over their condemnation of a Beijing ruling that led to the immediate ousting of Hong Kong opposition lawmakers, warning they risked “having their eyes poked out” for meddling in China’s internal affairs. The Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance, which comprises Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US, had said China's imposition of new rules to disqualify the legislators appeared to be part of a campaign to silence critics and called on Beijing to reverse course.
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