Beijing called on other countries to respect its judicial sovereignty yesterday after former US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton tweeted about China's arrest of five women's rights activists on the weekend of International Women's Day, March 8.
"China is a country ruled by law. Relevant departments will handle the relevant case according to law. We hope that public figures in other countries can respect China's judicial sovereignty and independence," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing.
The five young woman were arrested one month ago for on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble", a charge that carries a jail sentence of up to five years.
Li Tingting, Wei Tingting, Wang Man, Zheng Churan and Wu Rongrong had made signs and stickers bearing slogans such as "stop sexual harassment" and calling for police to arrest molesters on public transportation.
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On the morning of April 7, Hilary tweeted that "The detention of women's activists in China must end. This is inexcusable."
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