Peak irony, yes. But you can see this also in communist Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to a lesser degree, but most of the brands are there. But China is, of course, number one!
China’s President Xi Jinping says full control over Hong Kong now achieved, remains determined on Taiwan
“Resolving the Taiwan issue is the Chinese people’s own business, and it up to the Chinese people to decide,” he said.
“We insist on striving for the prospect of peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and best efforts, but we will never promise to give up the use of force and reserve the option to take all necessary measures.”
President Xi Jinping has kicked-off the 20th congress of China’s ruling Communist Party, a week-long event where he is widely expected to win a third leadership term and cement his place as the country’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong.
Here’s a previous blog entry:
Soddy Barbaria knows which way the wind blows:
“China has the right to carry out anti-terrorism and de-extremization work for its national security,” —— Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman Defends China’s Use of Concentration Camps for Muslims During Visit to Beijing
SAUDI ARABIA’S MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN DEFENDS CHINA’S USE OF CONCENTRATION CAMPS FOR MUSLIMS DURING VISIT TO BEIJING
As he faces criticism from Western countries over the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia’s young crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is forming new alliances.
On Friday, the leader colloquially known as MBS arrived in China, another country accused of authoritarianism, to meet with officials there. He was greeted by China’s Vice Premier Han Zheng and signed key agreements with Beijing related to energy production and the chemical industry. During his visit, he also appeared to defend China’s use of re-education camps for its country’s Muslim population.
“China has the right to carry out anti-terrorism and de-extremization work for its national security,” the crown prince was quoted as saying on Chinese television.
China has detained an estimated 1 million Uighur Muslims in concentration camps, where they are undergoing re-education programs allegedly intended to combat extremism. The Uighur are an ethnic Turkic group that practices Islam and lives in Western China and parts of Central Asia. Beijing has accused the Uighur in its Western Xinjiang region of supporting terrorism and implemented a surveillance regime. Millions of Muslims are also allegedly being forced to study communist doctrine in the camps.