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alp227

(32,006 posts) Thu May 28, 2020, 03:35 PM May 2020

Hong Kong: US and allies defend 'bastion of freedom'

Source: BBC

The US, UK, Australia and Canada have issued fresh condemnation of Beijing's new security law for Hong Kong, which they say has "flourished as a bastion of freedom".

They say the international community has a "significant and long-standing stake" in its prosperity and stability.

China's move to impose the new law during a global pandemic risked undermining trust in governments and international co-operation, they said.

China has rejected foreign criticism.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52837229

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Hong Kong: US and allies defend 'bastion of freedom' (Original Post) alp227 May 2020 OP

The US should be removed from the list defending the bastion of freedom as long as trump still_one May 2020 #1

the U.S. has clearly stepped back stopdiggin May 2020 #4

+++ still_one May 2020 #5

We didn't give a shit about HK freedom Voltaire2 May 2020 #2

Why don't you ask the three quarters of a million Hong Kongers Jake Stern May 2020 #7

Right Voltaire2 soryang May 2020 #12

Maybe the US can line up some more defenders of freedom with us, like North Korea, Russia ... marble falls May 2020 #3

If I were a Hong Konger, I'd be making plans to leave. roamer65 May 2020 #6

I'd have left in the nineties. This was inevitable. The timeing during Covod was intentional. marble falls May 2020 #8

A lot of HK'ers have dual passports. roamer65 May 2020 #9

Time to use it now. marble falls May 2020 #10

THIS. roamer65 May 2020 #11

still_one

(92,061 posts)

1. The US should be removed from the list defending the bastion of freedom as long as trump

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2020, 03:38 PM

May 2020

occupies the WH, and the republicans have the majority in the Senate

stopdiggin

(11,242 posts)

4. the U.S. has clearly stepped back

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Thu May 28, 2020, 04:04 PM

May 2020

from any "defense" of Taiwan/HongKong .. and that has been happening for some time.
Headline should read: "People's lips are moving --"

still_one

(92,061 posts)

5. +++

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #4)

Thu May 28, 2020, 04:29 PM

May 2020

Voltaire2

(12,958 posts)

2. We didn't give a shit about HK freedom

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2020, 03:48 PM

May 2020

when it was a crown colony run by an appointed governor.

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)

7. Why don't you ask the three quarters of a million Hong Kongers

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #2)

Thu May 28, 2020, 06:22 PM

May 2020

who have British National (Overseas) passports how they feel about British rule versus Chinese rule?

soryang

(3,299 posts)

12. Right Voltaire2

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #2)

Fri May 29, 2020, 04:20 PM

May 2020

It's is clearly just a cynical geopolitical ploy. Looks more like standard US imperialism to me. Divide and conquer.

marble falls

(57,010 posts)

3. Maybe the US can line up some more defenders of freedom with us, like North Korea, Russia ...

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2020, 03:56 PM

May 2020

Saudi Arabia, Brazil!!!

roamer65

(36,744 posts)

6. If I were a Hong Konger, I'd be making plans to leave.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2020, 05:16 PM

May 2020

We aren’t going to do shit, other than some bluster and trade restrictions.

marble falls

(57,010 posts)

8. I'd have left in the nineties. This was inevitable. The timeing during Covod was intentional.

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #6)

Thu May 28, 2020, 08:15 PM

May 2020

roamer65

(36,744 posts)

9. A lot of HK'ers have dual passports.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #8)

Thu May 28, 2020, 08:17 PM

May 2020

Britain, Canada and Australia.

They did it as a insurance policy against what the Chinese Communists are doing now.

marble falls

(57,010 posts)

10. Time to use it now.

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #9)

Thu May 28, 2020, 08:20 PM

May 2020

roamer65

(36,744 posts)

11. THIS.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #10)

Thu May 28, 2020, 08:21 PM

May 2020

Only hurdle for them is SARS-CoV-2.

That’s why China did it right now. They know it will be hard for educated and talented people to leave right now. When those people abandon ship, HK is toast.

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