Nothing will stand in China’s way, foreign minister assures the nation

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has used an end-of-year interview to blast the West’s “interference” in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang, telling Chinese state media it was “doomed to fail”.

“Any attempt to interfere in China’s domestic affairs and to block its development will be left behind as the wheel of history turns,” he said.

Wang, who sits on the Communist Party’s policy coordination group on Hong Kong and Macau affairs, said Beijing would remain “consistent, confident and patient” in dealing with what he described as attempts to sabotage China’s development.

“Time will prove that the ‘one country, two systems’ principle will not only work and work well in Hong Kong, but will also win public support,” he said.