北京政府為阻「青年新政」梁頌恆、游蕙禎就任而不惜釋法,引起外媒廣泛關注。《華爾街日報》社評〈Beijing's Heavy Hand on Hong Kong〉形容,北京對香港的高壓手段,必然會令香港社會不滿中國政府領導的情緒升溫;社評指,北京一再誤解香港,並拒履行對港承諾,引爆反對聲音是咎由自取。
The tragedy is that Beijing continues to misunderstand the city it is determined to subjugate. By refusing to keep its promises to Hong Kong, China is reaping the opposition it deserves.