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Chinese atrocities = silence?
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Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »Because the United States is a fcuking empire. You guys might have a point about chinese imperialism if they were threatening Iran for existing thousands of miles away. China doesn’t have a blue water navy. It’s not an empire.
China rapidly on track to having one of the biggest navy's in the world ,they also claimed the whole South China seas including neighbours Territorial waters essentially right up to to other states coastline ,
China is not an empire ,
been In a coma ?
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They've almost driven the pangolin, the worlds only scaled mammal, to extinction because of their love for making weird 'medicine' out of exotic animals.
Morrissey called them subhuman a few years ago for their treatment of animals. That didn't go down too well.0 -
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Which is why Hong Kong needs an extradition treaty with China.NO! Hong Kong is NOT China. The message is loud and clear. Just look at the banners in the recent protests.
Sovereignty of Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997 under the Joint Declaration signed between UK and China. HK is a Special Administrative Zone and is governed under the "One Country Two System" principle for 50 years till 2047 which China is trying to ignore. Hong Kong has the specially drafted Basic Law based on common law (which has provisions for freedom of speech, human rights etc which do not exist in China) which is essentially the constitution.
The most important difference is that Hong Kong has separation of power and RULE of LAW. That does not exist in China. The so called legal system is China is a joke. There is NO fair trial. Whoever gives a bigger bribe wins in Court.
China tries to eradicate anyone who criticises the country, its leaders or those who help activists who want changes. Just look up the story of Liu Xiaobo or the fate of human rights lawyers like Wang Quanzhang. If the extradition bill passes, anyone (even those transiting through HK airport) can be extradited to China on some made up allegations like subversion and tortured or locked up or just disappeared.
Hong Kong Chinese distinguish themselves from the mainland Chinese. Many hate the mainlanders. They particularly dislike the mainlanders who have been allowed to move to Hong Kong after the handover. The sheer number has caused crisis in the local housing, education and health system. Hong Kong has also become a money laundering centre and stepping stone to the West for corrupt Chinese Officials, where a one bed room apartment costs upwards of a million euro and young Hongkongers despair as there is no way they can afford their own home!
It's also now becoming a safe haven for murderers not only from the mainland but also from Taiwan as is the case that sparked all of this.
Do you not think that Carrie Lam has a duty as leader to address this ridiculous situation before Hong Kong turns into the wild west of the east?
And why should she resign as the protesters demand for simply doing her job
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Which is why Hong Kong needs an extradition treaty with China.
It's also now becoming a safe haven for murderers not only from the mainland but also from Taiwan as is the case that sparked all of this.
Do you not think that Carrie Lam has a duty as leader to address this ridiculous situation before Hong Kong turns into the wild west of the east?
And why should she resign as the protesters demand for simply doing her job
The PRC will not be extraditing to HK, least of all for party officials. Any corruption gets dealt with in-house, under the veil of the party controlled judiciary. Do you honestly believe that the party would allow an open trial in a common law system and have their dirty laundry aired in full view of the world's media? Come off it.
Lam has been thoroughly vetted by BJ, the extradition law is BJ's law - the people know this and they don't like it one bit. Like many incidents preceding it, it serves to undermine the 1 country 2 systems framework. BJ has pushed too hard and doesn't understand the blowback. Indeed, they never really have to deal with such things on the mainland, so are completely at sea when it happens. The net effect of trying to accelerate integration is that they have completely lost the younger generation. Connected people aged 50 and over are net beneficiaries of close dealings with BJ, and many held their nose despite not respecting the party, got wealthy, as they knew they'll be pushing up daisies by the time 2047 comes around. Not so for younger people - life has become more difficult for them and they know they'll be around in a couple of decades to deal with the fallout of what's happening today.0 -
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There is only one solution lads...head off to Beijing and tell them to their faces what you think of them.
Flights leave every day and it's only an 8 hour flight from Amsterdam.
Look at the stories you have to tell us when (if) you get back
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There is only one solution lads...head off to Beijing and tell them to their faces what you think of them.
Flights leave every day and it's only an 8 hour flight from Amsterdam.
Look at the stories you have to tell us when (if) you get back
I’ve lived in China and had perfectly honest conversations with people who were openly critical of the regime.0 -
There is only one solution lads...head off to Beijing and tell them to their faces what you think of them.
Flights leave every day and it's only an 8 hour flight from Amsterdam.
Look at the stories you have to tell us when (if) you get back
Only the dragon can change it.
The Chinese don't tend to revolt but when they do it tends to be sudden and ALL of them at once.
Their strength is their sheer population. Its why the govt waits until its calmer and picks on minorities. They are easy targets.0 -
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