US intervention in HK affairs uncalled for

On Oct 15, the US House of Representatives passed the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act". A similar bill was passed on Tuesday by the US Senate. And should the two chambers of Congress work out their differences over the bill, a unified edition will be sent to the White House for signature.

The purpose of such lawmaking, US congressmen have claimed, is to protect human rights and promote democracy in Hong Kong.

To some extent, the idea of advancing human rights and democracy have similar roots in China and the United States.