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Hong Kong national security law: 53 held for subversion in biggest crackdown yet
Nearly 1,000 police officers conducted raids across city, detaining 53 people accused of organising or involvement in an unofficial primary election last July.
Over fifty opposition politicians and activists were arrested in Hong Kong today, charged with Subversion under the new National Security Law that passed in the Summer.
At the very least, we could have opened up asylum to Hong Kongers, and I'm ashamed that Trump didn't do that. It was part of the reason I didn't end up voting for him (I didn't vote Biden either, it was between him and Jo Jorgensen).
I'd like to think the thought occurred to him, but his advisors from the GOP probably recommended he not do that. Trump would have been a much better president had he completely cut ties with the Republican party arm of the establishment from the beginning.
I doubt this. Trump was consistently anti any immigration. In fact, the bill to support the Hong Kong stuff had some definite GOP support (Ted Cruz being an asshole ignored), but Trump didn't even back it. Trump actually actively harmed this by no longer considering Hong Kong separate than China when counting immigration (though this might be an oversight, it would be a massive one).
As a fellow war hawk.
That would be hilarious. Officially recognizing Taiwan and handing them Hong Kong? All the salt in the oceans wouldn't compare.
It would be war. China would not risk other nations getting invovled
UK just did, and they kinda have better reasoning for that due to the history involved, i'd even go as far as saying that they have a better one than anyone else, and also with already existing groundwork for it that will limit abuses and not have some of the issues of ordinary refugee status.
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On top of that UK is also of slightly less interest for China to try sneak its agents of influence and spies through this route.
And I'm happy that the UK did. But the US, as the leader of the free world, should accept victims of communism that are fleeing, as we used to in the past. If you are concerned about spies, just never let them get into defense contracting. Putting a spy in as a refugee isn't all that useful.UK just did, and they kinda have better reasoning for that due to the history involved, i'd even go as far as saying that they have a better one than anyone else, and also with already existing groundwork for it that will limit abuses and not have some of the issues of ordinary refugee status.
UK kicks off new Hong Kong visa scheme – DW – 01/31/2021
A British plan to offer millions of Hong Kongers a path to British citizenship will take effect on Sunday. The UK government believes the new visa program could attract over 300,000 Hong Kongers to Britain.
On top of that UK is also of slightly less interest for China to try sneak its agents of influence and spies through this route.
But this isn't the past, this is now. With a little bit of creativity you may end up with a quarter of South America, Africa and Asia on your doorstep this way, and among them there are some governments that in fact would not mind masses of dissidents removing themselves out of the picture of their own will at all - a viewpoint not exactly famous among old school communist governments.
You would be surprised. Spies don't have to be in defense contracting to be useful. Female ones especially
Yup. Fang Fang is the new and famous case.
