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How are you going to get e.g. the Chinese Government to pay? (1) And if you can get them to agree to pay, who is a suitable body that they can be convinced to
by SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago
How are you going to get e.g. the Chinese Government to pay? (1)
And if you can get them to agree to pay, who is a suitable body that they can be convinced to pay it _to_ ? I'm pretty sure that any arm of the US government, or US parastatal body, would not be acceptable. It's an international governance problem.
1) https://www.space.com/3415-china-anti-satellite-test-worrisome-debris-cloud-circles-earth.html https://www.space.com/3415-china-anti-satellite-test-worriso...
- mschuster91 4y ago> How are you going to get e.g. the Chinese Government to pay? Seize assets of nation-state entities (or entities controlled by the Chinese state) like airplanes and ships or bank funds, release them after payment.
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y agoBut are there any serious, adult, workable proposals?
- mschuster91 4y agoYes of course. We did that over a decade ago in Germany - a construction company was owed 30 million euros from the government of Thailand, so our police seized the airplane of the king at the Munich airport, and in 2005 we did the same for a collection of debt against Lebanon [1]. [1] https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article13485097/Boeing-von-Thailands-Kronprinzen-beschlagnahmt.html https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article13485097/Boeing-von-Th...
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y agoSo to be clear, you would say that China's standing and general compliance to perceived hostile action against it is the same as Lebanon or Thailand? IMHO, that is very naïve.
- mschuster91 4y agoChina's "standing" is being a fucking bully that doesn't care about any rules.
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y agoThat opinion is consistent with the link that I posted - smashing a satellite into debris for kicks. But it does seem to be inconsistent with taking your above "seize assets" suggestions seriously.