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It all started with the "July 2009 Ürümqi riots" and then escalated after the "2014 Kunming attack".
by mcji 6y ago
It all started with the "July 2009 Ürümqi riots" and then escalated after the "2014 Kunming attack".
- logicchains 6y ago>"July 2009 Ürümqi riots" Those were just peaceful protests.
- mcji 6y agowell, it didn't look very peaceful. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3A%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_riots_video.ogv https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3A%C3%9...
- EForEndeavour 6y agoYou're referring to the peaceful protests that deteriorated into days of violence which killed 197+ people and injured thousands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2009_%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2009_%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_rio...
- AbrahamParangi 6y agoFor what it’s worth, following the thread in the Wikipedia article it looks like the major facts trace back to Chinese state media.
- sigotirandolas 6y agoI think OP was not contesting those acts on China were riots, but rather ironically implying that the acts by BLM/Antifa are riots - despite certain media mostly referring to them as 'peaceful protests'.
- actuator 6y agoCan't really collectively punish a community for crimes of few, that's no justice.
- mcji 6y agoI just wanted to provide some backgrounds.
- actuator 6y agoYeah, I understand but the background is weak. The majority does feel happy that the outcome was less violence and it doesn't affect them but the question should always be, at what cost.
- propagandist 6y agoI agree wholeheartedly. Let’s discuss this along with lifting collective sanctions imposed on Cuba, Iran, Syria, and Venezuela. That is a form of collective punishments that starves civilians. I’m very cynical about the outrage re: those “re-education” sites. Not because they’re benign but because nobody bats an eye when America commits similarly heinous acts. It seems like a convenient deflection tactic.
- Nginx487 6y agoNope. Ban on hi-tech products and weapons do not affect starving civilians in any way, this is solely responsibility of ruling dictators. Exactly like it happened in Russia, in response of banning hi-tech from exporting to Russia, our authorities imposed ban on importing food and medications.
- propagandist 6y agoI’m not sure how to reason with someone who does 0 research. Look into what areas of the economy are sanctioned first, and then come here to disagree with me.
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