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We are for human rights again!

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  • AxtremusA Offline
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    Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing's top diplomat
    https://reut.rs/2MFAwKz

    “WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on Friday the United States will stand up for human rights and democratic values in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, the State Department said.

    Blinken also pressed China to condemn the military coup in Myanmar, and he reaffirmed that Washington will work with allies to hold China accountable for efforts to threaten stability of Indo-Pacific, including across the Taiwan Strait, the department said in a statement.
    ...”

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    • taiwan_girlT Offline
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      taiwan_girl
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      👍

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      • MikM Offline
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        Strongly worded letter to follow.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • AxtremusA Axtremus

          Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing's top diplomat
          https://reut.rs/2MFAwKz

          “WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on Friday the United States will stand up for human rights and democratic values in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, the State Department said.

          Blinken also pressed China to condemn the military coup in Myanmar, and he reaffirmed that Washington will work with allies to hold China accountable for efforts to threaten stability of Indo-Pacific, including across the Taiwan Strait, the department said in a statement.
          ...”

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          Loki
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          Much bigger threat than Russia. Hopefully people will get it now.

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          • L Offline
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            Loki
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            Hilarious that CNN is suddenly obsessed with China. Something well known to be more important than Russia for ages.

            https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/economy/china-xi-economy-intl-hnk/

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            • AxtremusA Offline
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              https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/in-first-call-with-chinas-xi-biden-stresses-us-commitment-to-allies-and-human-rights/2021/02/10/6cb6f0fa-6c01-11eb-ba56-d7e2c8defa31_story.html

              In first call with China’s Xi, Biden stresses U.S. commitment to allies and human rights

              President Biden will not immediately drop tariffs on China that were applied by former president Donald Trump, and he and told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday that the United States will seek to counter Chinese military expansionism and human rights abuses, White House officials said.
              ...
              “President Biden underscored his fundamental concerns about Beijing’s coercive and unfair economic practices, crackdown in Hong Kong, human rights abuses in Xinjiang, and increasingly assertive actions in the region, including toward Taiwan,” the White House statement said.
              ...

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              • JollyJ Offline
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                It's all about semantics.

                Trump put children in cages, letting them sleep on concrete floors with a blanket. He abused children, according to the media and many in Congress.

                Biden is putting children in cages, letting them sleep on concrete floors with a blanket. He is doing this, because he cares for these poor children, according to the media and many in Congress.

                Joe's tough on China policy is toothless. But it's nice words...

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  China is an ally, don't you know?

                  alt text

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • JollyJ Jolly

                    It's all about semantics.

                    Trump put children in cages, letting them sleep on concrete floors with a blanket. He abused children, according to the media and many in Congress.

                    Biden is putting children in cages, letting them sleep on concrete floors with a blanket. He is doing this, because he cares for these poor children, according to the media and many in Congress.

                    Joe's tough on China policy is toothless. But it's nice words...

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                    @jolly said in We are for human rights again!:

                    Joe's tough on China policy is toothless. But it's nice words...

                    So far, how has what President Biden has said and done in regards to China different than what President Trump said and did?

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                    • AxtremusA Offline
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                      U.S. ship sails in South China Sea by China-claimed islands
                      https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-usa-china-fonop/u-s-ship-sails-in-south-china-sea-by-china-claimed-islands-idUSKBN2AH0J7

                      “(Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship sailed by islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday in a freedom of navigation operation, marking the latest move by Washington to challenge Beijing’s territorial claims in the contested waters.
                      ...”

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                      • AxtremusA Axtremus

                        U.S. ship sails in South China Sea by China-claimed islands
                        https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-usa-china-fonop/u-s-ship-sails-in-south-china-sea-by-china-claimed-islands-idUSKBN2AH0J7

                        “(Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship sailed by islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday in a freedom of navigation operation, marking the latest move by Washington to challenge Beijing’s territorial claims in the contested waters.
                        ...”

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                        @axtremus said in We are for human rights again!:

                        U.S. ship sails in South China Sea by China-claimed islands
                        https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-usa-china-fonop/u-s-ship-sails-in-south-china-sea-by-china-claimed-islands-idUSKBN2AH0J7

                        “(Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship sailed by islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday in a freedom of navigation operation, marking the latest move by Washington to challenge Beijing’s territorial claims in the contested waters.
                        ...”

                        Nothing new. We've been operating in the area.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/world/asia/us-china-biden.html

                          U.S. Punishes 24 Chinese Officials on Eve of First Talks Under Biden
                          Setting a confrontational tone ahead of meetings in Alaska, the United States punished Chinese officials involved in eroding democracy in Hong Kong.

                          The United States punished 24 Chinese officials on Wednesday for undermining Hong Kong’s democratic freedoms, acting days before the first scheduled meeting of senior Chinese and American diplomats since President Biden took office.

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                            And the US recently agreed to sell submarine parts to Taiwan.

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                              Loki
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                              #14

                              How’s it going with human rights in Iran? Is that part of the negotiations that may happen?

                              I think they have a worse ranking than China by many measures.

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                                We're for human rights, but we won't allow anybody - even elected Republicans - to tour border detention facilities...

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/22/us-allies-sanctions-china-uighers-genocide-477434

                                  U.S., allies announce sanctions on China over Uyghur ‘genocide’
                                  The Biden administration is working with Canada and Europe to put human rights pressure on Beijing.

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                                  • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                    And the US recently agreed to sell submarine parts to Taiwan.

                                    CopperC Offline
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                                    @taiwan_girl said in We are for human rights again!:

                                    And the US recently agreed to sell submarine parts to Taiwan.

                                    Now Taiwan needs submarines to put them in.

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                                    • CopperC Copper

                                      @taiwan_girl said in We are for human rights again!:

                                      And the US recently agreed to sell submarine parts to Taiwan.

                                      Now Taiwan needs submarines to put them in.

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                                      taiwan_girl
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                                      @copper said in We are for human rights again!:

                                      @taiwan_girl said in We are for human rights again!:

                                      And the US recently agreed to sell submarine parts to Taiwan.

                                      Now Taiwan needs submarines to put them in.

                                      Yup, building now, and expected to be ready in 2024 or 2025.

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                                        I should go check, but isn't the strait of Taiwan fairly shallow, and not a good match for submarines. Thought I heard that somewhere.

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                                        • RainmanR Rainman

                                          I should go check, but isn't the strait of Taiwan fairly shallow, and not a good match for submarines. Thought I heard that somewhere.

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                                          @rainman said in We are for human rights again!:

                                          fairly shallow, and not a good match for submarines.

                                          Yup

                                          ![alt text](1e56d979-64e2-424b-90bf-30d80342cd7e-image.png image url)

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