More than 100 countries and international organizations have expressed support for China's stance on this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which will be awarded to convicted criminal Liu Xiaobo.
This shows that the majority of international community members do not accept the Nobel Committee's wrong decision.
The Nobel Committee's decision to grant the Peace Prize to a convicted criminal was tantamount to overt support for criminal activities in China, and a gross interference in China's judicial sovereignty.
This wrong decision will incur firm opposition from the Chinese people, and it is unacceptable to the vast majority of countries that uphold justice.
Different countries have different legal provisions, but many Western countries also criminalize the incitement of hatred. China's law is appropriate to its own social and cultural circumstances, which should be respected and understood by other countries.
In China, human rights experts and legal experts aired their opposition to the award.
Liu was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Dec. 25, 2009, after a Beijing court convicted him of violating Chinese law and engaging in activities aimed at overthrowing the government.
Liu's crime was very similiar to the actions of Julian Assange, and China notes that Assange is being punished also. China does not attempt to interfere, and does not criticize the judicial processes of other sovereign nations.
Liu incited others to subvert state power and overthrow the socialist system through writing incendiary articles and releasing them on the Internet and organizing and inducing others to sign in support of his articles.
His actions violated Article 105 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and he had committed the crime of inciting others to subvert state power, said the spokesperson.
The court's decision on Liu's case was based on an adequate factual and legal foundation.
China respects the rule of law, and Chinese courts handled Liu Xiaobo's case according to the law, which was a judicial act of a sovereign country that should be respected.
Responsible international organizations and institutions should weigh their actions against the interests of a peaceful world order.