Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
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#2This is chilling. Democracy in HK is forever gone.
Re: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
#3Steve Lookner runs Agenda Free TV on YouTube, and does a great job covering these types of breaking events. Currently wrapping up a live stream of the arrests and searches right now:
Re: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
#4As an anecdote, someone I know is an immigrant from HK and has lived in the USA for many years, and this person is afraid of saying anything publicly against China out of fear. Fear for their family in China and fear for their personal safety even in the USA.
Similar to how Russia murders defectors [0], it’s not a good idea to be an expat and criticize China. It is an authoritarian regime, bottom line.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvi...
Re: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
#5This is chilling. Democracy in HK is forever gone.
Hopefully not forever, I do believe in change for the better, but for now CCP is an evil force of repression.
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#6This is crazy.
First the Muslim concentration camps, now this.
Why won't the Western world impose any serious sanctions against China?
We have invaded others countries for less
Re: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
#7As an anecdote, someone I know is an immigrant from HK and has lived in the USA for many years, and this person is afraid of saying anything publicly against China out of fear. Fear for their family in China and fear for their personal safety even in the USA. Similar to how Russia murders defectors [0], it’s not a good idea to be an expat and criticize China. It is an authoritarian regime, bottom line. [0] https://en…
They've claimed authority to extradite anyone (including non-Chinese citizens) under this new law.
Re: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
#8As an anecdote, someone I know is an immigrant from HK and has lived in the USA for many years, and this person is afraid of saying anything publicly against China out of fear. Fear for their family in China and fear for their personal safety even in the USA. Similar to how Russia murders defectors [0], it’s not a good idea to be an expat and criticize China. It is an authoritarian regime, bottom line. [0] https://en…
As an anecdote, I hear people call out the CPC in public places in China.
Re: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
#9This is crazy. First the Muslim concentration camps, now this. Why won't the Western world impose any serious sanctions against China? We have invaded others countries for less
Because the self appointed police of the world (that the world insisted wasn't), is too busy shooting itself in its own foot repeatedly right now.
Re: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
#10This is crazy. First the Muslim concentration camps, now this. Why won't the Western world impose any serious sanctions against China? We have invaded others countries for less
>We have invaded others countries for less
It's almost as if "democracy" wasn't the real reason for those invasions.