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The draconian security law that Beijing forced upon Hong Kong last week contains an article making it illegal for anyone in the world to promote democratic reform for Hong Kong.
Why it matters: China has long sought to crush organized dissent abroad through quiet threats and coercion. Now it has codified that practice into law — potentially forcing people and companies around the world to choose between speaking freely and ever stepping foot in Hong Kong again.
What's happening: Article 38 of the national security law states, "This Law shall apply to offences under this Law committed against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from outside the Region by a person who is not a permanent resident of the Region."
In other words, every provision of the law applies to everyone outside of Hong Kong — including you.
Giving HK back to China was one of the bigger mistakes of recent history. No one's for colonialism, but HK & her citizens were better off with the Brits.
**** like this is why we need to stop the Chinese government from gaining economic dominance of the world. What kinds of crap will they be mandating from a stronger position?
With new security law, China outlaws global activism - Axios
Article 38 is definitely one of the most aggressive censorship measures the CPC has imposed in recent history, represents a further and serious withering of Hong Kong's 'one country two systems' arrangement which has been all but eviscerated in light of recent events, and is a foreboding instance of China's commitment to penalize and punish any and all criticism of it, and its governance by all possible measures, including the browbeating of citizens, businesses and entities of foreign governments through an array of economic sticks and carrots that now count Hong Kong assets and market access among its extensive arsenal, as well as a general legal formalization of these leveraging and extortionary practices.
In general, I'm of the view that measures like this, as well as our disastrous reliance on China for crucial things such as pharmaceuticals and medical protective gear, highlight and make abundantly clear the need for all of us in the West to collectively work and endeavour to turn away from any and all significant economic reliance on China and instead do business with friendlier countries not openly hostile to democracy and democratic values. The theory since the time of Nixon was that freer and open markets would lead to a freer and open Chinese society, and clearly, nearly 50 years later, this has been thoroughly discredited; this supposed/presumed liberalization has obviously not happened, and business with China has instead only served to further entrench and greatly empower a ruthless and evil totalitarian state that is frankly worse than ever given ever tighter censorship measures and even its active and ongoing prosecution of multiple genocides.
That's an interesting approach which could potentially backfire. If my comments about Hong Kong may potentially make me persona non grata in the eyes of the government, then that's somewhere I'd rather not visit. These kind of moves should motivate the private sector to think very carefully about how badly they want access to their market, because if this trend continues, it seems too high a price to pay.
Giving HK back to China was one of the bigger mistakes of recent history. No one's for colonialism, but HK & her citizens were better off with the Brits.
Fifty-three countries at the U.N. Human Rights Council, led by Cuba, came out in support of China’s national security law this week -- a law that has formed the basis of the communist regime’s latest crackdown on the people of Hong Kong.
Dueling statements were read out in the Council Tuesday in support and against the national security law. According to Axios, Cuba read out a statement in favor of the law backed by 52 other countries, while the U.K. read out a statement against it, representing itself and 26 other countries.
At UN Human Rights Council, 53 countries back China'''s draconian Hong Kong crackdown | Fox News
GENEVA — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized an independent U.N. human rights expert's report insisting a American drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in January was a “watershed” event in the use of drones and amounted to a violation of international law.
The report presented by Agnes Callamard to the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council on Thursday chronicled events around the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and the legal implications of his killing as part of a broader look on the use of drone strikes.
Pompeo Slams UN Report on Deadly US Drone Strike on Iranian - The New York Times
China is dealing with a rancid America, reeling under corruption, debt, war, usury, and all vices known to man! Who has no option but America to declare war against Russia and China, or its bankrupt. Gone is the petrodollar, gone is the first place in economics and the means of production to China.... the king is dead, long live the king! Gone is the swift system, gone is fear!With new security law, China outlaws global activism - Axios
Article 38 is definitely one of the most aggressive censorship measures the CPC has imposed in recent history, represents a further and serious withering of Hong Kong's 'one country two systems' arrangement which has been all but eviscerated in light of recent events, and is a foreboding instance of China's commitment to penalize and punish any and all criticism of it, and its governance by all possible measures, including the browbeating of citizens, businesses and entities of foreign governments through an array of economic sticks and carrots that now count Hong Kong assets and market access among its extensive arsenal, as well as a general legal formalization of these leveraging and extortionary practices.
In general, I'm of the view that measures like this, as well as our disastrous reliance on China for crucial things such as pharmaceuticals and medical protective gear, highlight and make abundantly clear the need for all of us in the West to collectively work and endeavour to turn away from any and all significant economic reliance on China and instead do business with friendlier countries not openly hostile to democracy and democratic values. The theory since the time of Nixon was that freer and open markets would lead to a freer and open Chinese society, and clearly, nearly 50 years later, this has been thoroughly discredited; this supposed/presumed liberalization has obviously not happened, and business with China has instead only served to further entrench and greatly empower a ruthless and evil totalitarian state that is frankly worse than ever given ever tighter censorship measures and even its active and ongoing prosecution of multiple genocides.
great parody of a Chibot...4 out of 5 stars, would read againChina is dealing with a rancid America, reeling under corruption, debt, war, usury, and all vices known to man! Who has no option but America to declare war against Russia and China, or its bankrupt. Gone is the petrodollar, gone is the first place in economics and the means of production to China.... the king is dead, long live the king! Gone is the swift system, gone is fear!
America doesn't know what it's going to do..... so just now, its at its most dangerious!
The laws proposed was to allow transfer a rapist in Hong Kong and return him to South Korea. America and UK decided to use the opportunity to create unrest. CHINA AND Xi decided enough was enough! If the Chinese in Hong Kong are daft enough to follow American instruction, I see no difficulty in jailing any protesters for ten years to life! You do the time you pay the crime.
great parody of a Chibot...4 out of 5 stars, would read again
Aye, I was talking about a Chinese rapist, the Chinese wanted justice for the rape victim, but I see from today's news, American military can block rapests being prosecuted, no, that's not what any decent human being do, but it's expected even by American military serving women!
What is a chibot?
That's an interesting approach which could potentially backfire. If my comments about Hong Kong may potentially make me persona non grata in the eyes of the government, then that's somewhere I'd rather not visit. These kind of moves should motivate the private sector to think very carefully about how badly they want access to their market, because if this trend continues, it seems too high a price to pay.
Right, but the lease was up and Thatcher honored that lease.The Chinese Communists, like Communists everywhere, are not honorable.Giving HK back to China was one of the bigger mistakes of recent history. No one's for colonialism, but HK & her citizens were better off with the Brits.
Mmm..... Westminster stole Hong Kong from China, to stop Westminster and her second opium war to restrict access toGiving HK back to China was one of the bigger mistakes of recent history. No one's for colonialism, but HK & her citizens were better off with the Brits.
They should move these companies to Central America.US companies will move some of their production from China to Vietnam, Pompeo said. That is, one competitor was "pumped up ", now they want a second one? Come on. The Comunist party of China is happy, the Com.Party of Vietnam next in line.
The bourgeois don't learn anything. True, they say, that if it is profitable for a bourgeois to shoot himself, he will do it.
every member of the English aristocracy involved in the heroin trade
It is absolutely crucial that the West collectively turn away from China to do business instead with countries notably less hostile to democracy and democratic values.
They should move these companies to Central America.
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