China: HKong elections a purely internal affair

China's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Friday that Hong Kong's legislative election was "a purely internal affair" for China, ding that it was up to Hong Kong authorities to ensure vote would be safe, orderly, fair and just.

He was speaking as Hong Kong leer Carrie Lam anunced election was being postponed because of coronavirus outbreak.

Wang also refuted an allegation that hackers with links to Chinese government attempted to steal data from US coronavirus vaccine developer Moderna.

And he described independence for Taiwan as an "impassable ro," urging international community t to send what he called "wrong signals to 'Taiwan independence' forces".

He was responding to death Thursday of former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, a supporter of independence.

Wang was dressing a regular ministry news briefing in Beijing.