Events in HK
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Posted:Aug 7, 2019 7:05 pm
Last Updated:Oct 20, 2019 7:03 am 39764 Views
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Western media and western politicians it seems instantly leap TO the defense of poor benighted Hong Kong students expressing righteous indignation. They do so without any need for reflection and automatically adopt a totally anti-government pro-student stance.
With regard to extradition agreements, some facts might be considered. China has agreements with 30+ countries. HK has agreements with 20+, including the USA, WHO, incidentally, are using such agreements attempting TO bring Julian Assange from the UK and Huawei executive Meng from Canada. Economic criminals use both Hong Kong and China as havens TO avoid trial. Hong Kong has independent judiciary (in contrast TO China) WHO would decide whether extradition is appropriate. Finally the background TO the introduction of the legislation involved a murder in Taiwan by a Hong Kong citizen WHO cannot be tried FOR murder having escaped back TO HK.
On the FACE of it, there appears be some argument in favour of extradition. The opposition would appear TO be hysterical and not completely rational, surely it is possible TO frame the agreement in a way which guarantees HK judiciary complete control and THEY can make reasonable and just decisions.
What do you think?
I see some of our politicians likening China to fascist Germany, laughably hysterical to my mind. The students claim Police violence but elements employ vandalism and violence themselves, yet demand exemption from punishment. On what grounds I wonder?
Part of the student movement is determined to force government imposition of martial law, perhaps expecting intervention from the UK or USA cavalry? It seems a kind of death wish. Buoyed by success in opposition to the extradition legislation, they continue tactics which are guaranteed to produce heavy response sooner or later, and many will rightly imprisonment, many probably wrongly too...
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That was curious - many words had been deleted, most occurrences of 'to' 'for' 'who' had disappeared, plus some other words which I have attempted TO re-insert.
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Planning another China trip
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Posted:Oct 11, 2018 7:51 am
Last Updated:Apr 1, 2024 2:24 am 41195 Views
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Brrr winter in China
I am going to join a Chinese Camp, just ten days intense study, from MandarinX, Estella of Taipei University. I have studied Chinese for 4 years online with their EDX course, now she is offering this course in Shanghai so I will seize the opportunity, to study amongst much much younger students.
Early in the new year I'll go to meet friends in north China, then proceed on to Harbin. What am I going to do about the winter, and winter clothes? In New Zealand 50 ago, leather gloves, overcoat, how will I cope now? Anyone want to join me?.
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