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> Mr. Xiao’s fortunes rose after his graduation from the university in 1990, where he had been head of the official student organization and stayed loyal to the
by iaw 10y ago
> Mr. Xiao’s fortunes rose after his graduation from the university in 1990, where he had been head of the official student organization and stayed loyal to the government during the pro-democracy demonstrations in 1989.
This guy is Canadian and Antiguan in name only, he's Chinese-born and trying to use his resources to escape the government that created his wealth. Of all the human rights/border violations that China commits, this isn't a good poster child.
- rbcgerard 10y agoand by that you mean he's only LEGALLY Canadian and Antiguan...
- iaw 10y agoNo, I meant what I wrote. He holds properties in Canada, and has diplomatic status from Antigua, but they were purchased and he hasn't shown loyalties to those countries. He didn't take up actual residency in either of the countries, he used their names to suit his international agenda.
- rbcgerard 10y agoHow can you asses if has "shown loyalty" to a country? What does residency have to do with anything?
- iaw 10y agoWhat are an individuals demonstrated motivations for emigrating? If not residency, then what does the individual want from the country and what will they provide back to the country in return? A resident, theoretically, contributes to the community through more means than just their taxes. If an individual jumps citizenship as financial protection, or protection from their origin countries investigations into the money they acquired in that country, than their motives for being a citizen isn't loyalty but wealth preservation. Individuals that use Canada as an asset parking lot wont get much, if any, aid from the Canadian government in events like these. They don't deserve it. I'm happier in a world where the ultra-rich don't benefit hugely from paying Canada to launder their money.
- xiaoma 10y agoThat's probably why they forcibly moved him across the border, taking a step to normalize the behavior, before moving on to more sympathetic targets in the future.
- iaw 10y agoSadly, you're probably correct.
- scarmig 10y agoQuestion: given that, would it make sense for HK's government to claim that it cooperated for the removal, or was even the instigator who requested the PRC take action? Allows them to save their gunpowder of calling out the violation of HK autonomy for someone much more sympathetic.
- iaw 10y agoI honestly don't know enough to answer that question. The complexities of international politics plus the One China & Separate but Equal HK status makes it something one could spend a lifetime studying to begin to speak intelligently on.