China using families as 'hostages' to quash Uyghur dissent abroad
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Refugees and activists tell the BBC intimidation tactics are tearing apart Uyghur communities overseas.
  • MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    I think this flies a bit too far in the other direction. China is totalitarian. It is not a democracy. It is also increasingly antagonizing nations abroad. I think it is valid to consider it a threat if you are any other nation, period.

    Edit: Kinda like Russia

    • OurToothbrush@lemmy.mlM
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      11 months ago

      How many seats are in the highest legislative body?

      What rights and responsibilities do autonomous regions within China have?

      What is the most distributed government legislative committee type and what is their role in the government?

      • yeather@lemmy.ca
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        11 months ago

        1, Xi Xinping and whatever he says, doesn’t matter how many show ponys you fill the room with.

        1. In the end they all answer to the whims of the central government, which can change or remove and rights and responsibilities autonomous regions within China have.

        2. See answer one.

        • OurToothbrush@lemmy.mlM
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          11 months ago

          So what I’m hearing is it doesn’t matter if you’re ignorant about the way China works because the US media told you Xi is an evil dictator who controls everything and you believed them. Got it.