美国国务院发言人约翰·柯比周日（7月12日）发表声明，谴责中国政府拘留维权律师及相关人士，并对新颁布的国安法表达关注。
声明英文及中文翻译如下：
U.S. Condemns Detention of Human Rights Defenders in China
Press Statement
John Kirby
Department Spokesperson
Washington, DC
July 12, 2015
Over the last few days we have noted with growing alarm reports that Chinese public security forces have systematically detained individuals who share the common attribute of peacefully defending the rights of others, including those who lawfully challenge official policies. We are deeply concerned that the broad scope of the new National Security Law is being used as a legal facade to commit human rights abuses. We strongly urge China to respect the rights of all of its citizens and to release all those who have recently been detained for seeking to protect the rights of Chinese citizens.
美国谴责中国拘押人权捍卫者
新闻公报
John Kirby
国务院新闻发言人
华盛顿特区
2015年7月12日
最近几天我们注意到中国公安机关成批关押民众的令人惊心的报道。这些人都有一个共同点，那就是他们以和平的方式维护他人的权益，包括那些以合法方式质疑政府的政策。对于新国家安全法被以法律外衣而大规模利用，来对人权进行侵犯，我们深深地表示关注。我们强烈敦促中国，尊重其所有公民的权利，释放所有那些因维护中国公民权益而最近被拘押的人。