• Chinese Police Are Making Threatening Video Calls to Dissidents Abroad

    From bmoore@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 20 08:25:22 2022
  • From stoney@21:1/5 to bmoore on Wed Apr 20 09:42:33 2022
    On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 11:25:24 PM UTC+8, bmoore wrote:
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgxdv7/chinese-police-are-video-calling-citizens-abroad-with-threats-not-to-criticize-beijing

    Indeed, if China is not great and strong, they have no status in the world too.

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  • From bmoore@21:1/5 to stoney on Wed Apr 20 09:53:44 2022
    On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 9:42:34 AM UTC-7, stoney wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 11:25:24 PM UTC+8, bmoore wrote:
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgxdv7/chinese-police-are-video-calling-citizens-abroad-with-threats-not-to-criticize-beijing

    Indeed, if China is not great and strong, they have no status in the world too.

    If you depend on your government for your status in the world, you are pathetic.

    The threatening phone calls suggest that the Chinese government is more like a criminal organization, threatening dissidents' families to prevent them from speaking out, than the government of a great nation.

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  • From David P.@21:1/5 to bmoore on Wed Apr 20 10:34:10 2022
    bmoore wrote:
    stoney wrote:
    bmoore wrote:
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgxdv7/chinese-police-are-video-calling-citizens-abroad-with-threats-not-to-criticize-beijing

    Indeed, if China is not great and strong, they have no status in the world too.
    If you depend on your government for your status in the world, you are pathetic.

    The threatening phone calls suggest that the Chinese government is more like a criminal organization, threatening dissidents' families to prevent them from speaking out, than the government of a great nation.
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    That's what inner city gangs were saying 20 years ago,
    that governments are the biggest gangs of all!
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  • From ltlee1@21:1/5 to David P. on Thu Apr 21 04:22:06 2022
    On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 1:34:12 PM UTC-4, David P. wrote:
    bmoore wrote:
    stoney wrote:
    bmoore wrote:
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgxdv7/chinese-police-are-video-calling-citizens-abroad-with-threats-not-to-criticize-beijing

    Indeed, if China is not great and strong, they have no status in the world too.
    If you depend on your government for your status in the world, you are pathetic.

    The threatening phone calls suggest that the Chinese government is more like a criminal organization, threatening dissidents' families to prevent them from speaking out, than the government of a great nation.
    ----------------
    That's what inner city gangs were saying 20 years ago,
    that governments are the biggest gangs of all!
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    --

    Just unsubstantiated and unsubstantiable assertions.

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