Central News Agency (CNA reporter Li Yawen, Taipei, July 3rd) China's "Ethnic Unity Promotion Law" (EUP Law) took effect on July 1st. International entities have expressed concern that the law involves issues of human rights oppression, cross-border suppression, and long-arm jurisdiction. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded today, urging relevant countries to stop hyping ethnic issues and interfering in China's internal affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a regular press conference this afternoon. According to Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded at the press conference, stating, "Relevant countries cling to ideological biases and, for political manipulation, turn a blind eye to China's economic and social development and achievements in human rights governance, making generalizations and maliciously denigrating China's ethnic policies, fabricating and spreading false information, crudely interfering in China's internal affairs, and undermining China's ethnic unity. China firmly opposes this." Guo Jiakun said, "China urges relevant countries to respect basic facts, stop spreading lies, and cease hyping so-called ethnic issues and interfering in China's internal affairs." A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State recently stated that this "problematic" law imposes broad obligations on individuals, institutions, and organizations (including those outside China) to actively promote the CCP's "ethnic unity" agenda. The U.S. will defend its sovereignty and protect individuals within its borders from overreach by foreign governments and regimes attempting to silence, intimidate, harass, harm, or coerce others. The European Parliament passed a resolution in April, strongly condemning and calling on Beijing to repeal the EUP Law. The European Parliament stated at the time that the law embodies "China's oppressive assimilation policies and violations of universal human rights." (Editor: Feng Zhao)