What do you expect to hear from an American (Deep state) diplomat would say? U.S. Diplomat: Ahh..Hong Kong will be able to ride this new variant just as they have done with the previous iterations of the covid-19 virus due to their strict adherence to zero covid policy. The guidance from the central government on ensuring that the lives of her citizens and that includes the residents of Hong Kong tops everything else and that's a great thing to appreciate from an American perspective because we Cafe about "Human Lives = Human Rights"
The above fiction will never be uttered and must never be uttered by anyone from the American political establishment. Doing so would be a more than tacit acknowledgement and legitimizing not just the covid-19 policy but that of the entire CPC governance system. That would entail a body blow to their attack to the CPC since it's Founding.
I mean if anyone clicks on the link you cited everyone will see this embedded video on the article:
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They're suggesting/telling China not to have more robust national security legislation? Lol Would the U.S. ever take any advice or accept counsel from China on national security now or in the future? That would be a hell no!! And rightfully so, but the U.S. and her western allies don't see any hypocrisy, contradictions, or even irony with respect to these condescending attitudes they exhibit against China. They treat China like a thoughtless, wreckless, unruly country. In other words China is being treated like an unruly teenager that needs "guidance" otherwise if China misbehaves she's going to get a timeout, locked in her room, and eventually be kicked out of the house (WTO, Trade war, Diplomatic isolation, tech war etc.)