Posted on 05/30/2020 12:24:10 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was right to declare Wednesday that Hong Kong can no longer be regarded as autonomous from China.
The United States must lead the world in rejecting what China is doing to this former British colony.
What is happening in Hong Kong is a legal, political, and moral disgrace. With its move to impose a new national security law upon the city, Beijing is asserting decisive and unilateral authority over Hong Kong in violation of its international commitments. Xi Jinping is abandoning the 1984 Sino-British Joint declaration by which China vowed to respect Hong Kong's political rights and legal independence until 2047.
Under that treaty, China accepted that Hong Kong is "vested with executive, legislative and independent judicial power, including that of final adjudication. The laws currently in force in Hong Kong will remain basically unchanged ... Rights and freedoms, including those of the person, of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of travel, of movement, of correspondence, of strike, of choice of occupation, of academic research and of religious belief will be ensured by law."
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What Xi is now doing to Hong Kong, in strangling its citizens' aspirations, he hopes to do the rest of the world as well. He has been trying to buy friends with hundreds of billions in annual investment via China's Belt and Road economic strategy. His false promises come with a hefty price tag, including the forced transfer of intellectual property and a requirement that new "friends" turn a political blind eye to China's foreign policy.
The U.S. is right to protest what is happening in Hong Kong. It is a foretaste of the poison with which Xi wants to force-feed the world.
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China far eclipses the old Soviet Union as the world’s enemy.
If only Russia had thought to implement a sort of hybrid Marxist-form of capitalism just long enough to steal Western technology and build up its wealth and military.
despite the words to the wise from several FR folks, I remain concerned about HK. The almost-complete lack of response to the PRC’s take-over makes it appear like HK has been sold out to Communist China.
trade or tariff changes or even sanctions are seldom effective at reversing what amount to military movements or action
we will see. I will be HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY if I am wrong and HK somehow regains its freedom now
It's all about the almighty dollar.
I was shocked to learn that only a tiny percentage of medical supplies/medicines are manufactured here in America. We rely on a communist country for our pharmaceuticals? We still pay more for medicine than any other country?
Uh huh...go get’em President Trump.
I wouldn't be surprised if the President isn't on the phone continually with Pompeo, the Joint Chiefs, and some allies right now re: China.
From all appearances, China, like a desperate animal, is making some very dangerous moves.
It seems a lifetime away that Trump invited Xi to his Florida home not long after he became POTUS. What a surprise. It was like seeing Mao.
Jeez, Xi, what’s the problem? Did you run out of domestic criminal (and Uighur) organ donors for your side business? /S
The Philippines just passed a new anti-terrorism bill. Makes criticism of Communist China a criminal offense.
I love Hong Kong. Sob.
That doesn't sound like something Duterte would do. But maybe I haven't been keeping up.
He is Xi’s lapdog. Already there were cases of arrests for criticizing Duterte’s love affair with Winnie Xi Pooh
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