Don't get me wrong I think the practices of the Chinese regime are terrible. but so too do I think that there is a lot of hypocrisy coming from the west. Julian Assange, Guantanamo Bay and all of the regime change wars that are fighting the good fight come to mind. I am glad I don't live in China but find it very difficult to criticise when I look around at the rest of the world which thinks itself so full of virtue. but in no way do I give china a free pass.
It is up to the Chinese people to decided how they want to be governed and although I know that it is difficult for them to request change it is the only possible way to gain true freedoms, it will never be through external force.
I suppose one of my main reasons for going off on this rant is the sadness I felt when Justin Sun took over Steem. I saw many posting comments hating on all Chinese for the actions of one person.
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A big chunk of the Chinese community bought it on themselves in particular the top witness and those who still support him, so I don't blame people for those comments (which I actually haven't seen) even though I'm Chinese myself.
The difference of living under Chinese rule and western rule is the former have no say whatsoever. You can't even voice your opinions, let alone decide what you want. Just look at the Hong Kong protest. It started off peacefully, then a very small faction became a bit radical, the police was even worse but of course they can never do any wrong. And now China are bringing the knife down on Hong Kong by implementing the national security laws, they might as well have killed every one in Hong Kong.
Apologies for hijacking your posts, but am very frustrated with what's going on in HK right now
It is terrible what is happening in Hong Kong at the moment and I do hope that the protesters will keep on protesting, pushing back against China.
I am very happy that you added your comments here. My interactions with China are quite superficial and I am always interested in learning more. I have visited many Asian countries including Taiwan and have always found the people to be very nice and hospitable. I know that there is a deep history between all Asian countries just like Ireland's history with the British Empire and I just hope that there will be a peaceful outcome for all involved and that humanity will win in the end.