Posted on 06/10/2021 3:08:10 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The economic opportunities offered to the People's Republic over recent decades were unduly optimistic.
Towards the end of March of this year, delegations from the People's Republic of China and the U.S. Dept. of State convened in Anchorage, Alaska to discuss various issues related to trade between the two countries. Although the press described the meetings as contentious, the Chinese opening remarks expressed what they called "common values." They stated, "Our values are the same as the common values of humanity. Those are: peace, development, fairness, justice, freedom and democracy."
Many would not agree. Although the Chinese claim to be for peace, warships and building of new Chinese ports in the South China Sea are aggressive actions threatening the independence and security of Taiwan and the Philippines. Further, their assertion of political hegemony over Hong Kong is not only an egregious imposition on the people living in Hong Kong, but a violation of the terms of the agreement made with the United Kingdom when the British gave up control over that territory. That agreement stated that the Chinese would not take over political control until the late 2040s at the earliest.
Presumably, every country wants to better itself economically, so each puts the idea of development forward as a common value. However, theft of intellectual property is commonplace in the PRC. Copyrights and international laws with respect to patents are consistently ignored. Further, it is well known that bribery is commonplace for doing business and for all sectors of the country.
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Communism must always attack freedom. Freedom outperforms communism and shines a light on it’s flawed ideology. Communism must put out this light or it’s subjects will see the lies too.
If only Western countries hadn’t abandoned a default position of freedom, liberty and respect for innocent life in all aspects of government over the past 50 years. Then maybe citizens of the CCP would have noticed more of a difference.
bkmk
“Money changes everything.”- Cyndi Lauper
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