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The world would react quite brutally I imagine to another massacre from China - especially one on this potential scale.
by hokumguru 7y ago
The world would react quite brutally I imagine to another massacre from China - especially one on this potential scale.
- Andrex 7y agoThey successfully swept Tiananmen Square under the rug without much internal fuss, so I wouldn't underestimate the Chinese state in this regard. Also, "the world" is too homogeneous a group to predict it would all simultaneously go after China for some single incident. Who is in the world? What would their motivations be for "reacting" to China? And more importantly, what counter-motivations exist that could sway them from doing so? If you take all this into account, you'll find the group willing to go "against" China for anything is actually very small. Edit- Added section responding to the "world" comment.
- heavyset_go 7y agoChina is putting millions of Uighers in concentration camps[1]. The response from the international community has been crickets chirping. [1] https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/muslims-camps-china/ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/muslims-...
- empath75 7y agoWhat would they do? The us economy is utterly dependent on Chinese manufacturing.
- MikeHolman 7y agoKilling armed rioters would get much less condemnation than killing unarmed protesters.