The news comes as China's Politburo Standing Committee officially weaves a new "National Security" law effectively barring political dissent into HK's Basic Law.
...those in authority have never hesitated to harness government intervention to the preservation of oligarchy, and a pandemic alone won't change that.
Bluster, bullying, and propaganda launched by China's leadership to subdue international criticism of their handling of COVID-19 is only stoking the anger among nations as diverse as the U.K., Germany and India...
"Today, I reported to Congress that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, given facts on the ground. The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong."
How did we allow ourselves to get into this position where a lately backward China is suddenly a greater rival for global hegemony than was the Soviet Union of Josef Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev?
"Today I asked the Executive Yuan to draw up a humanitarian assistance action plan for #HongKong citizens that lays out clear, complete plans for their residence, placement, employment, & life in #Taiwan as soon as possible..."
Had Xi's communist regime been wise, it would have shown empathy and compassion to other countries... Instead, China has acted in ways that undermine its long-term interests.
