(19 Nov 2024) ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing - 19 November 2024 Spokesperson: Lin Jian Duration: 4 minutes 6 seconds STORYLINE: 1. Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups. What is China’s comment on this? Hong Kong is a society under the rule of law, where abiding by the law and bringing lawbreakers to justice is the basic principle. No one should be allowed to use democracy as a pretext