Beijing slams UK, US remarks on Jimmy Lai case
China has criticised comments made by Britain and the United States relating to the trial of former media tycoon Jimmy Lai, calling them interference in the rule of law in Hong Kong. In a statement, the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the SAR urged foreign politicians to stop condoning criminals and stop interfering in Hong Kong and China's internal affairs. In Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular press briefing: "The United States and United Kingdom's remarks on the case... are in serious violation of the spirit of the rule of law, and... they constitute blatant political manoeuvring and are a complete (example of) double standards."  Earlier, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller called for Lai's release. (Additional reporting by AFP)