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Law said British politicians are now taking a tougher stance against Beijing. "We see it from the way the government responded to the national security law and also the Huawei infrastructure retreat," he said. "I think that that trend will continue."
Britain has a unique link to Hong Kong, and can also serve as a bridge for activists like Law to plead their case in Europe, though the U.K. officially left the European Union earlier this year and remains locked in a tortuous and seemingly futile negotiation process over future trading links with the bloc.
"In the U.K., we are witnessing a structural change in terms of China policy," Law said. "It's important that we recognize China is not willing to liberalize or democratize, but we need to hold them accountable by multilateral and coercive actions."
Source: https://www.newsweek.com/nathan-law-hong-kong-china-1520230
lenomdeplume
GhostRadventures
Stay safe
inspades
The west cant stomach war anymore and the world knows it. China and Russia are going to take whatever TF they want.
deputycartman
Either China backs down in the South China Sea or there's going to be war over the nine dash line, too much money and ego at stake.
AlaSnackbar
Unfortunately, in end I doubt EU will stand upto China. EU companies want the chinese market & china knows this. All atrocities go under rug
GuestChrist
Just like America lately. We as a country used to call out these things, stand up to this kind of behavior.
TheWolverine
As Trump has been saying for the last several years: Fuck China.
GuestChrist
But he doesn't really stand up to them, does he? The tensions of late are just for show to make people think he's doing something.
SpammersAreScum
Except when he praises China and Xi, as he did early on during the pandemic.
firehawkcultist
Yes that's why he's continued financially dealing with them since 2016 and accepts chinese gov donations to his campaign
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TheWolverine
HK protesters waved American flags. They know where the freedom is.
babayaga942
These literal tools dont realiZe they are fighting for the side that will take their freedom away, after they served their purpose
ImplodingPumpkin
Ha.
Zyrixion
They know the lies we tell others and ourselves. The civilized world are all freer than we are in america.
vickieodie19991
Does a country have to democratize if it doesn't want to????!!!
GuestChrist
That doesn't make sense. How can anyone know what the people want without democracy?
TheRealAethrys
Ending EU backing for China would be the final diplomatic coup in this fight. They'd be left with only Russian support.
zFUBARz
Eh, they've got strong economic ties in Africa as well, and that's a fairly untapped market for both resources and consumers.
TheRealAethrys
Most of them would probably wait till after shooting started to cancel their predatory loans after realizing China can't really stop them.
wintercoat
"Strong economic ties" is a pretty tame way to describe the debt trapping they did to dozens of African communities and entire countries...
zFUBARz
I didn't say they weren't assholes, having somebody by the balls economically is generally good policy when you're an asshole.
howdy9157
Yeah but they don't have money.
zFUBARz
That's kinda the goal. Then you get the criminally good contracts for resources and access in return.
GuestChrist
I am also praying for Joshua Wong. He needs to get out of there too. A quick Google will explain why.
Toythtory
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-53491274/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-a-few-cars-are-following-me
GuestChrist
Thanks
KrondorMocker
Why? What's Wong?
BaltimorePolice
Lol. Terrible
Theauthenticdonaldtrump
It's going to take time to shift all of our commerce from the cheap labor
casbott
Covid-19 will hasten it. First it highlighted the risk, and then China started grabbing stuff for itself which really magnified the risk.
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
Bullshit. Countries ranked by cost of manufacturing: Indonesia, India, Mexico, Thailand, China, Taiwan, USA. Only 5% more to manufacture 1/
Theauthenticdonaldtrump
I so completely want to think you're right. But it's not just the convincing - we need to mandate every big box stores has at least two 1/
Theauthenticdonaldtrump
Sources for everything
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
in America than China, and that was in 2016. The trend in cost at the time was that by 2018, it would actually be cheaper. But I don't 2/
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
have that data for you.
rmsrmsrms38
Lovethesmelloftoastedsourdoughbread
Let's help them remember
pattyymac
that was 3 weeks before my literal birthday so I do not but I have learned and YOU SHOULD TOO!
mifdsam
June 26, 1989 birthday here, *high five*
pattyymac
Happy 31st and a month tomorrow!