I'm going to sound pretty out-of-line here but :
I think what Rubio&Co positions about U.S approach to HK is valid. Isn't it upto US to decide what to do and what not to do with regards to their approach towards a particular city, especially one that has special political and economic arrangements and privileges ?
In that sense, US can pass any number of bills and look into anything that they deem worth looking into.
Tomorrow, they can decide to pass a new bill on Tibet, Xinjiang(they have already passed such bills). They could pass a bill on Shanghai, Wuhan, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia whatever.
Tomorrow, The US can pass a bill on the pollution of Chinese rivers and decide to sanction the chinese companies polluting a chinese river!
As asinine as it sounds, it is upto US to do that. They can decide and if they have weighed their interests and costs, they very well ought to do it.
China can decide( duh, China don't need to pass bills...Lol) to look into school shootings, the treatment of minorities/ people of other race and the systematic enroachment and destruction of native american land of spiritual value IF it deems them worth looking into.China can decide on to pass a bill on religious freedom in the U.S. It is upto China to have a sound knowledge about its power, interests and costs to decide upon that.
U.S is betting on its hard and soft power and that is surely great. No one would care if Iceland passed a bill on HK. But US passing a bill has effects on the situation sue to U.S soft and hard power.
However, China must protest the HK bill and the actions of the senators on these grounds, rather than focus on "internal affairs" and "sovereignty" principles:
1. The bill will destroy HK economy/ stability of the economy and confidence. No business investor wants to invest in a city whose political and economic systems have become unpredictable. HK will see a capital outflow.
2. The bill will embolden the the radicals and would help keep the fire burning. The bill is a tacit support to the secessionists and terrorists of HK even if the bill proclaims the support to the cause of Freedoms and democracy.
I think what Rubio&Co positions about U.S approach to HK is valid. Isn't it upto US to decide what to do and what not to do with regards to their approach towards a particular city, especially one that has special political and economic arrangements and privileges ?
In that sense, US can pass any number of bills and look into anything that they deem worth looking into.
Tomorrow, they can decide to pass a new bill on Tibet, Xinjiang(they have already passed such bills). They could pass a bill on Shanghai, Wuhan, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia whatever.
Tomorrow, The US can pass a bill on the pollution of Chinese rivers and decide to sanction the chinese companies polluting a chinese river!
As asinine as it sounds, it is upto US to do that. They can decide and if they have weighed their interests and costs, they very well ought to do it.
China can decide( duh, China don't need to pass bills...Lol) to look into school shootings, the treatment of minorities/ people of other race and the systematic enroachment and destruction of native american land of spiritual value IF it deems them worth looking into.China can decide on to pass a bill on religious freedom in the U.S. It is upto China to have a sound knowledge about its power, interests and costs to decide upon that.
U.S is betting on its hard and soft power and that is surely great. No one would care if Iceland passed a bill on HK. But US passing a bill has effects on the situation sue to U.S soft and hard power.
However, China must protest the HK bill and the actions of the senators on these grounds, rather than focus on "internal affairs" and "sovereignty" principles:
1. The bill will destroy HK economy/ stability of the economy and confidence. No business investor wants to invest in a city whose political and economic systems have become unpredictable. HK will see a capital outflow.
2. The bill will embolden the the radicals and would help keep the fire burning. The bill is a tacit support to the secessionists and terrorists of HK even if the bill proclaims the support to the cause of Freedoms and democracy.
