中国紙、香港めぐり米国を非難　黒人男性死亡の抗議デモ引き合いに

【北京ＡＦＰ＝時事】米国の多くの都市で、警察に拘束された黒人男性が死亡した事件に抗議する暴動や、デモ隊と警察との衝突が発生する中、中国の国営メディアは今週末、この事態を香港の民主派の動向と並べ立てて米政府への批判を展開した。（写真は資料写真）
　中国共産党機関紙・人民日報系の環球時報の胡錫進編集長は３０日付の同紙上に、「米国のナンシー・ペロシ下院議長はかつて、香港の暴力的な抗議活動を『目を見張る美しい光景』と呼んでいた。米国の政治家は今や、自宅の窓からその光景を楽しむことができる」と記した。さらに、「まるで香港の過激な暴徒がどういうわけか米国に忍び込み、昨年のように混乱を生み出したかのようだ」とつづった。
　また中国の政府系英字紙チャイナ・デーリーは３１日、中国が香港に「国家安全法」を導入する方針を決定し、それを受けてドナルド・トランプ米大統領が香港に対する優遇措置を撤回する方針を発表したことについて、米政治家たちは中国を「苦しめる」ことを夢見ていると主張。
　「そのような夢は諦めて、現実に戻った方がよい」と指摘し、「暴力が米国各地に広がっている」「米国の政治家たちは他国で新たな問題や厄介事を生み出そうとするのではなく、自国で自分たちの仕事を果たし、問題解決の役に立つべきだ」と書き立てた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2020/06/01-13:10）

Chinese state media took aim at the US government over the weekend as many American cities were gripped by raging protests and clashes, comparing the unrest with the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
Beijing has long been infuriated by criticism from Western capitals, especially Washington, over its handling of the pro-democracy protests that shook Hong Kong last year.
And as unrest erupted across the United States over racial inequality and police brutality after the death during arrest of an unarmed black man, Chinese government spokespeople and official media launched broadsides against American authorities.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi once called the violent protests in Hong Kong 'a beautiful sight to behold.'... US politicians now can enjoy this sight from their own windows, Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of nationalist tabloid Global Times, wrote Saturday.
It was as if the radical rioters in Hong Kong somehow snuck into the US and created a mess like they did last year, he added.
China has insisted that foreign forces are to blame for the turmoil in Hong Kong, where pro-democracy protesters -- described by Beijing as rioters -- have marched in the millions since June last year and often clashed with the police.
Beijing sparked outrage and concern earlier this month with a plan to impose a law on Hong Kong that it said was needed to protect national security and curb terrorism, but was condemned by pro-democracy activists and Western nations as another attempt to chip away at the city's unique freedoms.
Following President Donald Trump's announcement that he would strip Hong Kong of its special privileges, a commentary published Sunday in China Daily -- a mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party -- said US politicians dreamed of victimising China.
Better give up that dream and come back to reality, it said.
Violence is spreading across the US... US politicians should do their jobs and help solve problems in the US, instead of trying to create new problems and troubles in other countries.
The back-and-forth over Hong Kong has exacerbated US-China tensions, which were already high over a number of issues -- including trade and the coronavirus pandemic, over which Trump has accused Beijing of a lack of transparency.
As violence broke out in the US over the weekend, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying also took aim at Washington on Saturday.
I can't breathe, she said on Twitter, with a screenshot of a tweet by US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus that had criticised the Chinese government over its Hong Kong policy.
Hua was quoting the words George Floyd was heard saying repeatedly before his death -- after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes -- which sparked the current unrest in the United States.