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US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, which together make up an intelligence partnership known as the Five Eyes.
These nations made a joint statement and said that the new Chinese govt resolution which led to the disqualification of four pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong appears to be 'part of a concerted campaign to silence all critical voices'. They called it a breach of China’s international obligations and its commitment to grant Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy and freedom of speech.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded at a daily briefing, "No matter if they have five eyes or 10 eyes, if they dare to harm China’s sovereignty, security and development interests, they should beware of their eyes being poked and blinded".
Hong Kong, a city of 7.5 million people, was promised autonomy over local affairs for 50 years after it was returned by UK to China in 1997.
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