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Unlike the governments of the countries in the Arab Spring, China knows the west won't try anything (overtly), so a statement would only look foolish and help t
by icebraining 7y ago
Unlike the governments of the countries in the Arab Spring, China knows the west won't try anything (overtly), so a statement would only look foolish and help their claims that the protests are orchestrated, rather than serving as a warning.
- dukoid 7y agoI suspect the real reason is fear of retaliation from China... Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Norway_relations#2010:_Nobel_Peace_Prize https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Norway_relations...
- icebraining 7y agoSure, both are consequences of the same overall point: the west doesn't have the same power over China that it had over the AS countries.
- mcny 7y ago> Sure, both are consequences of the same overall point: the west doesn't have the same power over China that it had over the AS countries. China PR (the de facto mainland government) already blames the US for Hong Kong protests. Things will get worse if we do something overt. https://archive.fo/VHiXL https://archive.fo/VHiXL