Current Events > China declares pro-democracy polls "illegal".

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/14/hong-kong-primaries-china-declares-pro-democracy-polls-illegal

China has declared primaries held by Hong Kongs pro-democratic parties on the weekend illegal and the citys leader has announced an investigation, saying that the candidates intention to vote against government legislation could break national security laws.

The primary polls, while not a formal part of Hong Kongs election process, drew an estimated 600,000 people out to vote for democracy candidates ahead of the legislative council elections scheduled for September.

The extraordinary turnout in the face of warnings by authorities was interpreted by observers as an act of opposition to the national security laws imposed by Beijing on 30 June.

As the pro-democracy protest movement continued throughout 2019 and an unprecedented number of pro-democracy candidates were voted in at district council elections, there has been growing confidence that the pro-Beijing members in the legislative council (LegCo) could be sent into minority. With the primaries, organisers sought to determine a shortlist of candidates to avoid splitting the votes.

Late on Monday Beijings top representatives in Hong Kong labelled the primaries illegal and accused organisers of colluding with foreign powers in a serious provocation of Hong Kongs electoral system and to seize the private data of voters.

The goal of organiser Benny Tai and the opposition camp is to seize the ruling power of Hong Kong and ... carry out a Hong Kong version of colour revolution, said a spokesman for the Liaison Office, whose chief is also in charge of implementing the national security laws.

The statement came in support of Hong Kongs chief executive, Carrie Lam, who said that democrats coordinating to win a majority and veto the governments budget could be against the anti-sedition laws, and would be be investigated.

If this so-called primary elections purpose is to achieve the ultimate goal of delivering what they call a 35+ [majority seats] with the objective of objecting to, resisting every policy initiative of the Hong Kong SAR government, then it may fall into the category of subverting the state power, which is now one of the four types of offences under the new national security law, Lam told media late on Monday.

I want off this wild ride

Time for the people of HK to burn everything

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Carrie Lam should be publicly hung for crimes against humanity for not standing up to Winnie the Pooh and enforcing its inhumane laws.

Winnie the pooh should be...well various things that are probably moddable to say even about subhuman scum like Winnie the Pooh.

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Should the rest of world declare China illegal?

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It's a terrifying thought, but I am more convinced by the week that we are currently sitting in a very similar situation to pre-World War II Nazi Germany. China's actions continue to get more egregious, and they're even conducting their own genocide, and while tensions are rising no one is quite ready to commit to a proper intervention and the question is what will be the final straw.

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This will end well.

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They need to start leaving the country, if they even can. China is going to crackdown on them now they've set it up to "legally do it" and nothing is going to stop them.

They've seen what the world did in response to Russia and even to China's actions so far. They know they can get away with it.

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s0nicfan posted...

It's a terrifying thought, but I am more convinced by the week that we are currently sitting in a very similar situation to pre-World War II Nazi Germany. China's actions continue to get more egregious, and they're even conducting their own genocide, and while tensions are rising no one is quite ready to commit to a proper intervention and the question is what will be the final straw.

I have been saying for awhile Winnie the Pooh is basically Asian Hitler.

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LightHawKnight posted...

Should the rest of world declare China illegal?

They already tried that but eventually caved during the Cold War.

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LightHawKnight posted...

Should the rest of world declare China illegal?

Yes. Every country should go full embargo with China.

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Funkydog posted...

They need to start leaving the country, if they even can. China is going to crackdown on them now they've set it up to "legally do it" and nothing is going to stop them.

They've seen what the world did in response to Russia and even to China's actions so far. They know they can get away with it.

They already have been. A number of high-profile activists whose books have been banned by this new law have already fled the country and a few pro-democracy groups have disbanded under fears that they would all be rounded up.

The UK and Australia have also been shrugging off China's threats and are both putting together paths for citizenship for people who want to flee.

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s0nicfan posted...

The UK and Australia have also been shrugging off China's threats and are both putting together paths for citizenship for people who want to flee.

Which is pretty amusing that Boris is welcoming in foreigners now, after realising they are kind of important to our economy. Good he's doing it, I just doubt he's doing it because he cares for them.

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Another day, another fuck China

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