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On one side they continue to shield Masood Azhar, a person classified as terrorist by all major powers in the UNSC, to appease their all weather friends Pakistan.
On the other side they run "re-education" camps for Muslims on their soil.
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A painful but important reminder about Lu Guang, a photojournalist captured by the goverment for taking photos of the damage suffered by countryman (and nature) due pollution from chinese factories: https://imgur.com/gallery/XwzByK7 Something needs to be done, I'm not sure what but inaction will only aggravate the situation.
I really do appreciate the sentiment, but with an authoritarian regime like this there's isn't an awful lot other nations can practically do that would actually make a difference. Just look at North Korea, it's under total economic lock-down but still continues along on it's brutally oppressive way. It's not that I'm happy about it, any suggestions welcome.
A painful but important reminder about Lu Guang, a photojournalist captured by the goverment for taking photos of the damage suffered by countryman (and nature) due pollution from chinese factories: https://imgur.com/gallery/XwzByK7 Something needs to be done, I'm not sure what but inaction will only aggravate the situation.
I really do appreciate the sentiment, but with an authoritarian regime like this there's isn't an awful lot other nations can practically do that would actually make a difference. Just look at North Korea, it's under total economic lock-down but still continues along on it's brutally oppressive way. It's not that I'm happy about it, any suggestions welcome.
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You should be careful about the terms you use. Some terms should not be overused because overuse trivialises.
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I really do appreciate the sentiment, but with an authoritarian regime like this there's isn't an awful lot other nations can practically do that would actually make a difference. Just look at North Korea, it's under total economic lock-down but still continues along on it's brutally oppressive way. It's not that I'm happy about it, any suggestions welcome.
At this point I'd say the goal should be to isolate China and make them suffer economically.. We can see what they've done to the people of Tibet, Hong Kong, Xijiang, those practicing Falun Gong and so many more. They're also stepping up their efforts of conquering Taiwan and the South China Sea.. the world can't keep turning a blind eye as their influence continue to grow.
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You should be careful about the terms you use. Some terms should not be overused because overuse trivialises.
I think a part of the reason why this may be making a bit more news lately is that while, broadly speaking, nobody really cares what happens to the people "over there" (for any value of "over there"), as China is becoming more powerful, the concern that "maybe we'll be next" is becoming a bit more pressing for more people. Allowing these actions to go unopposed is becoming more dangerous for people around China.
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You should be careful about the terms you use. Some terms should not be overused because overuse trivialises.
The point here is to evoke comparison with 1930s Germany, which expanded into neighboring territory and systematically imprisioned minorities. Hopefully China changes direction before it becomes 1940s Germany
The point of my previous comment is also to avoid such comparisons that are unhelpful, to say the least. Don't overuse those terms (holocaust, nazi, etc)
I'm wondering if people in China can see this website in Google. Edit: to people who are downvoting this... check this thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19540562
People aren't downvoting this within 7 minutes of you posting.
Obviously they are, or OP wouldn't have added that edit. You can see your comment scores (as you know.)
Interestingly, I just read that China employs people to influence social media. (Which Hacker News would fall under, I guess.) What I read was this, I'll quote it in full:
>China does this with its 50
>Cent Party: people hired by the government to
>post comments on social networking sites
>supporting, and to challenge comments
>opposing, party positions.