Comments by "Hiyuke La Vie" (@hiyukelavie2396) on "China and Russia challenge Japan; Kevin Rudd on Aukus, China and the risk of war" video.

  1.  @klchai7884  That was an interesting article
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  2. Liberal democracy More like literal the more crazy
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  3.  @klchai7884  I tried sharing that article to other people, but YouTube seems to delete my comment when I include the link
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  4.  @andrewbirch  At the end of the day, most experts agree that article 38 is more about messaging than actual enforcement No one thinks that a Beijing sanctioned Chinese James Bond is about to go after people all around the globe Experts also agree that the message is targeted at the overseas HK diaspora. No one sane believes that Beijing is going to start monitoring 8 billion humans The threat of the HK national security law has been greatly overblown by its critics. People could argue endlessly about how the law could theoretically be applied, but it's all hypothetical What is not hypothetical is the effect the law has had ever since being passed. The violence in HK has stopped, life has returned to normal, and people are thankful for that
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  5.  @edwin2600  Yes And the ROC stole China from the Qing. Who stole it from the Ming. Who stole it from the Yuan. Who stole it from the Song. Who stole it from the Tang How far back do you want to go?
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  6.  @andrewbirch  What's draconian about HK's national security law? Can you elaborate? Can you cite specific passages from the law to back up your claims?
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  7.  @andrewbirch  You're replying to others, but you seem to be avoiding my questions Why? Is it because you are afraid to answer my questions?
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  8.  @andrewbirch  "What's draconian about HK's national security law? Can you elaborate? Can you cite specific passages from the law to back up your claims?"
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  9.  @andrewbirch  Uhm, I think you are confused Draconian = extremely harsh, excessive punishment So go ahead, please point out what kind of harsh, excessive punishment does the law prescribe, if you still think the law is draconian But ok, let's assume you were mistaken, and what you really meant was the law is vague in how the offenses are interpreted What makes HK's national security law more problematic than say, India's anti sedition law? India's anti sedition law states that Indians can be punished, including imprisonment for life, for offenses that are deemed to "excite disaffection towards the government" The law further states that "disaffection" is explained as "disloyalty and all feelings of enmity" Isn't this even more vague? In fact, isn't this considered draconian? When people can be imprisoned for life for "disloyalty" Don't all the questions that you raised apply to India's anti sedition law as well? In fact, don't your questions apply to pretty much ALL types of national security laws that are in effect in other countries? So what makes HK's national security law so unique and deserving of your condemnation? Your answer please
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  10.  @andrewbirch  It's great that you brought up article 38, as it's one of the most misrepresented part of the law "This Law shall apply to offences under this Law committed against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from outside the Region by a person who is not a permanent resident of the Region" That's it, that's the exact text of article 38 Critics love to play up the "danger" posed by this article, as it supposedly empowers Beijing to arrest anyone for breaking HK's national security law regardless of their residentship status First question: how different is this from the US arresting Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou? She was arrested, in Canada, for allegedly committing fraud trying to circumvent US sanctions. None of this took place on US soil, whether her arrest nor her alleged act of committing fraud So if you feel that the US is justified in arresting a foreigner in a foreign country for breaking US law while she was outside of the US, in the name of protecting US interests, then shouldn't China be able to do the same? Second question: China is not the only country who will arrest you on arrival, if you have been found to have broken their laws. A very well known example is Thailand's less majeste laws. Thai authorities can and will detain you on arrival, if you are found to have committed less majeste against Thai royalty. Most countries, in fact, will arrest you on arrival if you are found to have broken their law Again, why is Beijing singled out for condemnation? Third question: if you have no intention of breaking HK's national security law, why are you worried? Again, using Thailand's less majeste law as example, I have no intention of committing less majeste against Thai monarchy. Consequently, I have ZERO fear of being arrested by Thai authorities. If, like me, you do not intend to insult or disparage the monarchy in Thailand, then you too will have nothing to fear So why are you, or the critics of HK's national security law, so afraid of it? While I agree in principle that people need to be vigilant against abuses of power, it's quite obvious that the pushback back HK's national security law is something else entirely
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