https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/01/china-muslim-labor-camps-uighur-hair-products

13 tons of Uighur Muslim hair seized by authorities in the US. They're using people as slave labor and selling their hair.

Evil and morality has never existed in the CCPs eyes, they'll stop at nothing to get what they want. I do believe this ideology will be their own downfall.

Because the West is now run by a bunch of emasculated, politically correct pussies.

Careful brother, thats dangerously close to 'real men' talk.

i feel like there's a bigger reason...

Nope. Say what you will about Trump, but the man's got the kind of balls we need right now. Big steely orange ones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA9OaiUDrLk

yes the US is making a fuss about HK (but not the Uighurs). lots of western countries are upset about HK. i think it has more to do with money than with the legislators' respective gonads

True, the political world is complex, treacherous and not for people of strong convictions or morals.

- Politicians want to get re-elected in 4-5yrs, so they're going to focus on giving the public short term results. What's the point of
a politician investing his/her efforts into meaningful long-term solutions when he/she will no longer be in office to receive praise?

- China is incredibly strong and influential.

- I'm not quite sold on Trump. He's a populist and seems to be taking strong stance on China for the same reasons he took a strong stance against immigrants during his election campaign. He uses a strong armed approach against China, which could be good or bad, but he's frankly the worst person for the job as he's just so divisive. A leader, who can unify the US and stand against China is what we need.

I'm optimistic that the CCP will destroy itself. The nature of a a bunch of treacherous, immoral sycophants is to betray themselves. Xi is overplaying his hand too, he's being way too aggressive and other countries are starting to turn their backs on him (albeit cautiously, for now). China's political model just isn't sustainable. 

The nature of a a bunch of treacherous, immoral sycophants is to betray themselves

I dunno, man. Seems to be working for the ANC

Imagine having the police video call you for criticizing the CCP, while abroad. In the video call, the officer is sitting with your family , in China, and threatens to harm them if you don't regurgitate the party narrative. It's difficult to comprehend this level of cowardice.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxdv7/chinese-police-are-video-calling-citizens-abroad-with-threats-not-to-criticize-beijing

The ironing is delicious.

Something a bit lighter about China, jump to 15min if you're not keen on watching the whole thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xo4TaxLFhk

https://youtu.be/OyLO9-riykU?t=814

Anyone else feel like punching this guy in the mouth?

What amazes me is that, despite killing literally hundreds of thousands of people with their barbaric and unsanitary eating practices, they still have the audacity to pull shit like this on foreign soil. They genuinely have no shame.

I know Australians are open-minded and easygoing people, but I'd kick these clowns the f*** out of my country if I was them.   

I knew Chinese exchange students who claimed the Tienanmen Square massacre never happened and the tank-man was photoshopped, all to make China look bad.

I watched it on TV and read the book by the journalist who watched it from his hotel window.

When I taught in China I met a very very very few truly open-minded Western thinking Chinese. All had smart phones and knew how to "get over the wall" as they were wont to say. They'd never heard of it, but believed it was possible.

Many nations have ridden the crest of the wave. Some for a long time. The USA has been riding it for about 100 years, but their wave is collapsing. China will be next. It's going to take a while, they need a navy. They need aircraft carrier battle groups. That rusted hulk they have now is a waste, but it is a start.

I believe when China starts to be a true equivalent super-power to the USA, and starts to supplant them, they may change their economic philosophy because democracies are richer. That's a fact.

Brutal communism and total suppression of dissent will get you to the top, but when the people know all that is going on around the world and like you the most, you'll stay at the top.

But what do I know. I'm just a grey haired old Boomer ;-)