Beijing: Push for Nobel is meddling, must stop

Beijing has called for a halt to interference in China's domestic affairs after 12 US lawmakers nominated three leaders of the illegal "Occupy Central" movement for the Nobel Peace Prize.


Hong Kong affairs belong to China's domestic affairs, and Beijing "opposes interference of any form by any individual", the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Office told China Daily in a written reply on Friday.

A letter of nomination, signed by a dozen members of the US Congress－four Democrats and eight Republicans, including Senator Marco Rubio－was sent to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, Reuters reported on Thursday.

On Thursday, the lawmakers announced that they had nominated Joshua Wong, one of the leaders of "Occupy Central" in 2014, and two of his allies for the Nobel Peace Prize.
 (chinamedia)
 4/2/18