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> several opposition parties are allowed to run in elections though parties too far to the right are excluded. Just today, China sentenced Jimmy Lai, after pre
by ImPostingOnHN 11mo ago
> several opposition parties are allowed to run in elections though parties too far to the right are excluded.
Just today, China sentenced Jimmy Lai, after preventing such left-wing democratic figures from running for office, because they opposed China's right-wing authoritarianism. Not a great time to make this claim.
- tehjoker 11mo agoI don’t know enough about Jimmy Lai to call him left wing. He seemed like a rich capitalist pro west guy to me, but that’s a very surface level read.