Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law

Post by noman-land » Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 5:09 AM UTC

onetimemanytime wrote: post #30

actuator wrote: post #28

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I remember during Beijing Olympics, there were these "protest zones" that were created which theoretically should have allowed dissent in these areas. A pass based system was introduced to get access to these places. I remember people who applied for passes getting rounded up by the police. https://www.hrw.org/news/2008/08/13/china-police-detain-woul...

Hitler also sent word that he supports restoration of the monarchy...only to kill those that agreed with that

Post by asdfasgasdgasdg » Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 5:10 AM UTC

petre wrote: post #39

asdfasgasdgasdg wrote: post #34

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Even without the nukes, there is no practical way for the U.S. to project enough force to China to compel it to do anything. The Chinese people would not likely thank us for doing so if we tried. Not only that, it would be grossly disproportionate considering there are hundreds of millions of people in dozens of countries living under authoritarian rule elsewhere. All those states combined would probably make a softe…

You'd think? The US is the only nation that is in a position to do anything about it. While sanctions won't compel the CCP, it could hurt them enough to prevent further cementing their hegemony.

Post by throwaway-semi » Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 5:13 AM UTC

tedk-42 wrote: post #44

throwaway-semi wrote: post #36

Why are we empowering this regime? Shouldn't we force companies like Apple to make a statement of why they manufacture their goods in China? Apple is happy make a statement about BLM - it is cheap, doesn't cost them anything. But when it comes to things that actually harm profits and challenge shareholder responsibilities, they stay mum. We need to force Apple (and other giant corporations) to speak up about atrociti…

Capitalism. Who are the 'we' you're referring to. Why throw a specific company under the bus like that. Consumers pay with their wallet - may I ask what phone you have? I bet more than half the things you own are made in China.

Post by throwaway-semi » Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 5:16 AM UTC

zozin wrote: post #42

The thought of living in a China-centric world during the twilight of my life on Earth (2050+) makes my hair stand on end. I do not want to be treated as a second class human because of the color of my skin or my ethnicity. I do not want to lose business and professional opportunities because I am not Han. I do not want to live in a world where freedom of speech and expression are long lost memories, where even the r…

Post by _2d30 » Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 5:18 AM UTC

gruez wrote: post #10

breitling wrote: post #6

This 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.