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Re: Hong Kong's protests against China show U.S. appeasement of Beijing has failed to bring reform

By: Cactus Flower in ALEA | Recommend this post (0)
Wed, 12 Jun 19 10:24 PM | 36 view(s)
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Huh?

What policy of moderation through economic seduction?

The US is trying to crush China's international trade. How is that moderation or seduction? How is it appeasement?

And how is that connected with Hong Kong?

China has always wanted Hong Kong to succeed as an economic entity. It also wants to suppress political expression, same as everywhere. There's a decent argument that without freedom, Hong Kong's success will peter out.

But Hong Kong is Chinese territory, so they call the shots. Not really much to be done if they don't want to keep it the way it was.

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Hong Kong's protests against China show U.S. appeasement of Beijing has failed to bring reform
By: clo in ALEA
Wed, 12 Jun 19 7:23 PM 		Msg. 30504 of 54959

Hong Kong's protests against China show U.S. appeasement of Beijing has failed to bring reform

A policy of moderation through economic seduction was delusional, but a shift to economic coercion without emphasizing human rights will be just as ineffective.

June 11, 2019, 1:03 PM EDT
By Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Violent clashes have broken out in Hong Kong following protests that saw an estimated 1 million residents take to the streets over the weekend. The demonstrators oppose a proposed law that would allow those suspected of criminal offenses to be extradited to mainland China. Hong Kong citizens fear that, if the bill is adopted, China’s notoriously repressive and corrupt criminal laws will be used against Beijing’s political opponents in Hong Kong.

more:
http://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/hong-kong-s-protests-against-china-show-u-s-appeasement-ncna1016201?cid=eml_nbn_20190612

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